Where does “fjórðungur” come from?
fjórðungur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fjórðungr, from Proto-Germanic fedurþungaz, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.
fjórðungur (Icelandic): quarter
Ancestry of “fjórðungur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fjórðungr | a fourth part, quarter |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþungaz | A fourth part, a quarter |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |