Where does “four” come from?
Four comes from Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwṓr, the cardinal number meaning four.
four (English): A numerical value equal to 4; the number after...
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 4; the number after...
Ancestry of “four”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | four | four |
| 2 | Old English | fēower | four |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | feuwar | four |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
Words derived from “four”