Where does “fifte” come from?

fifte (Middle English) comes from Old English fīfta, from Proto-Germanic fimftô — fifth.

fifte (Middle English): fifth; A fifth; something which is fifth; A...

Definitions

  1. fifth; A fifth; something which is fifth; A...

Ancestry of “fifte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfīftafifth
2Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth

Words derived from “fifte

Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftôEvery word from Old English fīfta
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