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Where does “fēower” come from?

fēower (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fēower (Old English): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “fēower”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
2Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “fēower”

  • four
  • fourth
  • fours
  • Forth
  • fourscore
  • fourpence
  • fourthly
  • foursome
  • foursquare
  • fourpenny
  • fourfooted
  • fourposter
  • fourplex
  • fourhanded
  • fourness
  • fourball
  • fourpiece
  • rouf
  • fourish
  • fourpennyworth
  • fourspine
  • fourthness
  • foursies
  • fourling
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