Where does “פֿינפֿט” come from?

פֿינפֿט (Yiddish) comes from German fünfte, from Old High German fimfto, from Proto-Germanic fimftô — fifth.

פֿינפֿט (Yiddish): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “פֿינפֿט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfünftefifth
2Old High Germanfimfto—
3Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth

Words derived from “פֿינפֿט”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftô →Every word from Old High German fimfto →Every word from German fünfte →