Where does “fjórðungur” come from?

fjórðungur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fjórðungr, from Proto-Germanic fedurþungaz, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.

fjórðungur (Icelandic): quarter

Definitions

  1. quarter

Ancestry of “fjórðungur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjórðungra fourth part, quarter
2Proto-GermanicfedurþungazA fourth part, a quarter
3Proto-Germanicfedurþôfourth
Every word from Proto-Germanic fedurþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedurþungaz →Every word from Old Norse fjórðungr →