Where does “fimtan” come from?

fimtan (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fimmtán, from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

fimtan (Faroese): fifteen, cardinal number after fjúrtan and before...

Definitions

  1. fifteen, cardinal number after fjúrtan and before...

Ancestry of “fimtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefimmtánfifteen
2Proto-Germanicfimftehunfifteen
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Germanic tehunEvery word from Proto-Germanic fimftehun
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