Where does “Fünf” come from?
Fünf (German) comes from Middle High German vünf, from Old High German fimf, from Proto-West Germanic fimf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
Fünf (German): five
Ancestry of “Fünf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vünf | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fimf | five |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fimf | five |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fimf | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “Fünf”