Where does “fēorþing” come from?

fēorþing (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fedurþungaz, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.

Ancestry of “fēorþing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicfedurþungazA fourth part, a quarter
2Proto-Germanicfedurþôfourth
Every word from Proto-Germanic fedurþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedurþungaz →
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