Where does “fīftīene” come from?
fīftīene (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
Ancestry of “fīftīene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fimftehun | fifteen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
Words derived from “fīftīene”