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Where does “fourteenth” come from?

fourteenth (English) comes from Middle English fourtenthe, from Middle English fourtethe, from Old English fēowertēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *feurþō tehundō, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô tehundô.

fourteenth (English): The ordinal form of the number fourteen; The...

Definitions

  1. The ordinal form of the number fourteen; The...

Ancestry of “fourteenth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfourtenthe—
2Middle Englishfourtethe—
3Old Englishfēowertēoþa—
4Proto-Germanic*feurþō tehundō—
5Proto-Germanic*fedurþô tehundô—

Words derived from “fourteenth”

  • fourteenthly
Every word from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô tehundô →