Where does “femdoble” come from?

femdoble (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fem, from Old Norse fimm, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

femdoble (Norwegian Bokmål): to quintuple

Definitions

  1. to quintuple

Ancestry of “femdoble”, step by step

femdoble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfemfive
2Old Norsefimmfive
3Proto-Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Norwegian Bokmål doble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldobledefinite singular of dobbel; plural of dobbel; to...
2Norwegian Bokmåldobbeldouble

Words derived from “femdoble”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Old Norse fimm →