Where does “degfol” come from?

degfol (Volapük) comes from Volapük fol, from English four, from Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

degfol (Volapük): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “degfol”, step by step

degfol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük fol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükfolfour
2EnglishfourA numerical value equal to 4; the number after...
3Middle Englishfourfour
4Old Englishfēowerfour
5Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
6Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Volapük deg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükdegten
2Latindecemten; 10
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →