Where does “véier” come from?

véier (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German vior, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

véier (Luxembourgish): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “véier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanvior—
2Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →