Where does “fif” come from?
fif (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fīf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
fif (North Frisian): five
Ancestry of “fif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | fīf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fimf | five |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |