Where does “פֿופֿצן” come from?

פֿופֿצן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vünfzehn, from Old High German fimfzehan, from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

פֿופֿצן (Yiddish): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “פֿופֿצן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvünfzehn—
2Old High Germanfimfzehan—
3Proto-Germanicfimftehunfifteen
4Proto-Germanictehunten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftehun →