Where does “vier” come from?

vier (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Ancestry of “vier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfiorfour
2Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
3Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “vier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →
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