Where does “vijftien” come from?

vijftien (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch vīftēn, from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

Ancestry of “vijftien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchvīftēn—
2Proto-Germanicfimftehunfifteen
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “vijftien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftehun →