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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

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