Where does “femmenning” come from?

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

femmenning (Norwegian Nynorsk): fourth cousin

Definitions

  1. fourth cousin

Ancestry of “femmenning”, step by step

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