Where does “vierzig” come from?

vierzig (German) comes from Middle High German vierzic, from Old High German fiorzug, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr tigiwiz — forty.

vierzig (German): forty

Definitions

  1. forty

Ancestry of “vierzig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvierzic—
2Old High Germanfiorzug—
3Proto-Germanicfedwōr tigiwizforty

Words derived from “vierzig”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr tigiwiz →Every word from Old High German fiorzug →Every word from Middle High German vierzic →
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