Where does “vifte” come from?

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

vifte (Middle English): Alternative form of fifte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fifte

Ancestry of “vifte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfiftefifth; A fifth; something which is fifth; A...
2Old Englishfīftafifth
3Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth
Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftô →Every word from Old English fīfta →Every word from Middle English fifte →
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