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Where does “vierde” come from?

vierde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fiortho, from Proto-West Germanic feurþō, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.

vierde (Middle Dutch): fourth

Definitions

  1. fourth

Ancestry of “vierde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfiortho—
2Proto-West Germanicfeurþōfourth
3Proto-Germanicfedurþôfourth

Words derived from “vierde”

  • firkin
  • vierde
  • vierdekijn
Every word from Proto-Germanic fedurþô →