Where does “פֿיר” come from?

פֿיר (Yiddish) comes from Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

פֿיר (Yiddish): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “פֿיר”, step by step

פֿיר traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German vür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanvür—
2Old High Germanfuribefore; for; because of
3Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
4Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Middle High German vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvier—
2Old High Germanfiorfour
3Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “פֿיר”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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