Where does “folid” come from?

folid (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.

folid (Volapük): fourth

Definitions

  1. fourth

Ancestry of “folid”, step by step

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