Where does “fjirde” come from?
fjirde (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fiārda, from Proto-West Germanic feurþō, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.
fjirde (West Frisian): fourth
Ancestry of “fjirde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | fiārda | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | feurþō | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |