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Where does “vierzehen” come from?

vierzehen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fiorzehan, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Ancestry of “vierzehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfiorzehan—
2Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
3Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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