Where does “femma” come from?

femma (Swedish) comes from Swedish fem, from Old Norse fimm, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

femma (Swedish): five; the digit "5"; fifth-grader; pupil in the...

Definitions

  1. five; the digit "5"; fifth-grader; pupil in the...

Ancestry of “femma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfemfive
2Old Norsefimmfive
3Proto-Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic fimfEvery word from Old Norse fimm