Where does “fiþer-” come from?

fiþer- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic feþur-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fiþer- (Old English): four, quadri-, tetra-

Definitions

  1. four, quadri-, tetra-

Ancestry of “fiþer-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfeþur-four, pertaining to four
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “fiþer-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþur- →