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Where does “fyrkantig” come from?

fyrkantig (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyrkant, from Swedish fyra, from Old Swedish fiurir, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fyrkantig (Swedish): rectangular, square-shaped, quadratic; square

Definitions

  1. rectangular, square-shaped, quadratic; square

Ancestry of “fyrkantig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfyrkanta square; em; a foursome, fourgie
2Swedishfyrafour; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil...
3Old Swedishfiurirfour
4Old Norsefjórirfour
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “fyrkantig”

  • fyrkanttinen
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