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Where does “fourtethe” come from?

fourtethe (Middle English) comes from Old English fēowertēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *feurþō tehundō, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô tehundô.

Ancestry of “fourtethe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēowertēoþa—
2Proto-Germanic*feurþō tehundō—
3Proto-Germanic*fedurþô tehundô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô tehundô →