Where does “femdobling” come from?

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

femdobling (Norwegian Bokmål): quintupling where something is five times greater

Definitions

  1. quintupling where something is five times greater

Ancestry of “femdobling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfemdobleto quintuple
2Norwegian Bokmålfemfive
3Old Norsefimmfive
4Proto-Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Old Norse fimm →