Where does “fünfzig” come from?

fünfzig (German) comes from Middle High German vünfzic, from Old High German fimfzug, from Proto-Germanic fimf tigiwiz — fifty.

fünfzig (German): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “fünfzig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvünfzic—
2Old High Germanfimfzug—
3Proto-Germanicfimf tigiwizfifty

Words derived from “fünfzig”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf tigiwiz →Every word from Old High German fimfzug →Every word from Middle High German vünfzic →