Where does “five” come from?

five (Walloon) comes from Old French fievre, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

five (Walloon): fever; delirium

Definitions

  1. fever; delirium

Ancestry of “five”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfievrefever
2Latinfebrisfever
3Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →