Where does “fourty” come from?
fourty (Middle English) comes from Old English fēowertiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar tigiwi — forty.
fourty (Middle English): forty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “fourty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | fēowertiġ | forty |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *feuwar tigiwi | forty |