Where does “vierzehnminütig” come from?

vierzehnminütig (German) comes from German vierzehn, 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.

vierzehnminütig (German): fourteen-minute

Definitions

  1. fourteen-minute

Ancestry of “vierzehnminütig”, step by step

vierzehnminütig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vierzehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvierzehnfourteen
2Middle High Germanvierzehen—
3Old High Germanfiorzehan—
4Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via German minute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanminuteminute unit of time; unit of angle
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →