Where does “fēorþung” come from?

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

fēorþung (Old English): a quarter, fourth part, farthing

Definitions

  1. a quarter, fourth part, farthing

Ancestry of “fēorþung”, step by step

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