Where does “vêrtîn” come from?

vêrtîn (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch veertien, from Middle Dutch viertien, from Old Dutch viurtēn, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

vêrtîn (Jersey Dutch): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “vêrtîn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveertienfourteen
2Middle Dutchviertien—
3Old Dutchviurtēn—
4Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →