Where does “fünfwöchig” come from?
fünfwöchig (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.
fünfwöchig (German): five-weekly
Definitions
- five-weekly
Ancestry of “fünfwöchig”, step by step
fünfwöchig 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 woche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woche | week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | week |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |