Where does “fiif” come from?

fiif (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fīf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

fiif (West Frisian): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “fiif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfīffive
2Proto-Germanicfimffive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Old Frisian fīf →