Where does “fower” come from?

fower (Middle English) comes from Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fower (Middle English): Alternative form of four

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of four

Ancestry of “fower”, step by step

fower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English four

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfourfour
2Old Englishfēowerfour
3Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Old English feōwer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeōwerfour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr
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