Where does “viersprachig” come from?
viersprachig (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.
viersprachig (German): tetralingual
Definitions
- tetralingual
Ancestry of “viersprachig”, step by step
viersprachig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German vier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vier | four |
| 2 | Middle High German | vier | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fior | four |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | feuwar | four |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via German sprachen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprachen | first/third-person plural preterite of sprechen |