Where does “fjorton” come from?

fjorton (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fiughertān, from Old Norse fjugurtán, from Old Norse fjórtán, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fjorton (Swedish): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “fjorton”, step by step

fjorton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish fiughertān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfiughertān—
2Old Norsefjugurtán—
3Old Norsefjórtánfourteen
4Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Old Swedish fiughurtan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfiughurtanfourteen

Words derived from “fjorton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →