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Where does “fyfte” come from?

fyfte (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fīfta, from Proto-Germanic fimftô — fifth.

fyfte (West Frisian): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “fyfte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfīfta—
2Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth
Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftô →