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Where does “fjirtjin” come from?

fjirtjin (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fiūwertīne, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fjirtjin (West Frisian): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “fjirtjin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfiūwertīne—
2Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
3Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →