Where does “fjouer” come from?

fjouer (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fiūwer, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fjouer (North Frisian): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “fjouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfiūwerfour
2Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
3Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →