Where does “fower” come from?

fower (English) comes from Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fower (English): One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance

Definitions

  1. One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance

Ancestry of “fower”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfourfour
2Old Englishfēowerfour
3Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →