Where does “fjórðungr” come from?

fjórðungr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fedurþungaz, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.

fjórðungr (Old Norse): a fourth part, quarter

Definitions

  1. a fourth part, quarter

Ancestry of “fjórðungr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicfedurþungazA fourth part, a quarter
2Proto-Germanicfedurþôfourth

Words derived from “fjórðungr”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fedurþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedurþungaz →