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Where does “fedwōr” come from?

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

fedwōr (Proto-Germanic): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “fedwōr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fedwōr”

  • four
  • fourth
  • fourteen
  • fours
  • Forth
  • fourscore
  • fourpence
  • fourthly
  • foursome
  • foursquare
  • fourpenny
  • firkin
  • fourfooted
  • fourposter
  • fourplex
  • fourteener
  • fourteenpence
  • fourhanded
  • fourteenfold
  • fourness
  • fourball
  • fourpiece
  • rouf
  • fourish
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