Where does “vierzehn” come from?

vierzehn (German) comes from Middle High German vierzehen, from Old High German fiorzehan, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

vierzehn (German): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “vierzehn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvierzehen—
2Old High Germanfiorzehan—
3Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “vierzehn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →