Where does “femte” come from?

femte (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fæmte, from Old Norse fimti, from Proto-Germanic fimftô — fifth.

femte (Swedish): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “femte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfæmte—
2Old Norsefimtififth
3Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth

Words derived from “femte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftô →Every word from Old Norse fimti →Every word from Old Swedish fæmte →