Where does “ferthe” come from?
ferthe (Middle English) comes from Old English fēorþa, from Proto-West Germanic feurþō, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.
ferthe (Middle English): fourth; One of four equal parts of a whole; a...
Definitions
- fourth; One of four equal parts of a whole; a...
Ancestry of “ferthe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | fēorþa | fourth |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | feurþō | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |
Words derived from “ferthe”