Where does “fīf” come from?
fīf (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic fimf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
fīf (Old English): five
Ancestry of “fīf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fimf | five |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fimf | five |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |