Where does “vierte” come from?
vierte (German) comes from Middle High German vierde, from Old High German fiordo, from Proto-West Germanic feurþō, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.
vierte (German): fourth
Ancestry of “vierte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vierde | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fiordo | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | feurþō | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |