Where does “Fjauerkaant” come from?

Fjauerkaant (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian fjauer, from Old Frisian fiūwer, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Fjauerkaant (Saterland Frisian): quadrangle, quadrilateral

Definitions

  1. quadrangle, quadrilateral

Ancestry of “Fjauerkaant”, step by step

Fjauerkaant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian fjauer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianfjauerfour
2Old Frisianfiūwerfour
3Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Saterland Frisian Kaante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianKaante—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →