Where does “fourtene” come from?
fourtene (Middle English) comes from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
fourtene (Middle English): fourteen
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