Where does “Vierzehneck” come from?

Vierzehneck (German) comes from German vierzehn, from Middle High German vierzehen, from Old High German fiorzehan, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Vierzehneck (German): tetradecagon

Definitions

  1. tetradecagon

Ancestry of “Vierzehneck”, step by step

Vierzehneck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vierzehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvierzehnfourteen
2Middle High Germanvierzehen—
3Old High Germanfiorzehan—
4Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via German ecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneckecorner, edge
2Middle High Germanecke—
3Old High Germanecka—
4Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
5Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Vierzehneck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →