Where does “פֿערטל” come from?

פֿערטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿערט, from Middle High German vierde, from Old High German fiordo, from Proto-West Germanic feurþō, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.

פֿערטל (Yiddish): quarter, fourth

Definitions

  1. quarter, fourth

Ancestry of “פֿערטל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿערטfourth
2Middle High Germanvierde—
3Old High Germanfiordo—
4Proto-West Germanicfeurþōfourth
5Proto-Germanicfedurþôfourth
Every word from Proto-Germanic fedurþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic feurþō →Every word from Old High German fiordo →