Where does “fjorten” come from?

fjorten (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish fjorten, from Old Norse fjórtán, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fjorten (Norwegian Bokmål): fourteen

Definitions

fourteen

Ancestry of “fjorten”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	fjorten	fourteen
2	Old Norse	fjórtán	fourteen
3	Proto-Germanic	fedurtehun	fourteen
4	Proto-Germanic	fedwōr	four
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷetwóres	four
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷe-	and

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