Where does “fiyr” come from?

fiyr (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fiyr (Vilamovian): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “fiyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfiorfour
2Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
3Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →