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Where does “フォーティーン” come from?

フォーティーン (Japanese) comes from English fourteen, from Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

フォーティーン (Japanese): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “フォーティーン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfourteenThe cardinal number occurring after thirteen and...
2Middle Englishfourtenefourteen
3Old Englishfēowertīene—
4Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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