Where does “fourteener” come from?
fourteener (English) comes from English fourteen, from Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
fourteener (English): A mountain rising to more than 14,000 feet above...
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- A mountain rising to more than 14,000 feet above...
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