Where does “fünfsprachig” come from?
fünfsprachig (German) comes from German Fünf, 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.
fünfsprachig (German): pentalingual
Definitions
- pentalingual
Ancestry of “fünfsprachig”, step by step
fünfsprachig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fünf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fünf | five |
| 2 | Middle High German | vünf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fimf | five |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fimf | five |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fimf | five |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via German sprachen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprachen | first/third-person plural preterite of sprechen |