Where does “five” come from?

five (Scots) comes from Middle English fyf, from Old English fīf, from Proto-West Germanic fimf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

five (Scots): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “five”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfyffive
2Old Englishfīffive
3Proto-West Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fimf →