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Where does “fjórir” come from?

fjórir (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fjórir (Old Norse): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “fjórir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “fjórir”

  • fyrkanttinen
  • avfyra
  • fyra
  • fyrbent
  • fyrhörning
  • fyrkant
  • fyrkantig
  • fyrfaldig
  • firer
  • firedoble
  • fireåring
  • firkant
  • firkløver
  • firesylindret
  • fire
  • firedel
  • fireåring
  • fire
  • firkant
  • firkløver
  • firedel
  • firkantet
  • firsproget
  • firkant
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