Where does “fynf” come from?

fynf (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German vinf, from Old High German fimf, from Proto-West Germanic fimf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

fynf (Vilamovian): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “fynf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvinf—
2Old High Germanfimffive
3Proto-West Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fimf →
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