Where does “Vervierfacher” come from?
Vervierfacher (German) comes from German vervierfachen, from German vierfach, from German vier, from Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
Ancestry of “Vervierfacher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vervierfachen | to quadruple, to quadruplicate, to multiply by four |
| 2 | German | vierfach | fourfold, quadruple |
| 3 | German | vier | four |
| 4 | Middle High German | vier | — |
| 5 | Old High German | fior | four |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | feuwar | four |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |