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Where does “viertien” come from?

viertien (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 “viertien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchviurtēn—
2Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
3Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “viertien”

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