Where does “veertien” come from?
veertien (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch viurtēn, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
Ancestry of “veertien”, step by step
veertien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch viurtēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | viurtēn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fedurtehun | fourteen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Old Dutch viurtien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | viurtien | — |