Where does “vier Buchstaben” come from?

vier Buchstaben (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

vier Buchstaben (German): buttocks, bottom, rear end; Used other than with...

Definitions

  1. buttocks, bottom, rear end; Used other than with...

Ancestry of “vier Buchstaben”, step by step

vier Buchstaben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvierfour
2Middle High Germanvier
3Old High Germanfiorfour
4Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via German Buchstaben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuchstabenplural of Buchstabe "letters "
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr