Where does “פֿערטנס” come from?
פֿערטנס (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.
פֿערטנס (Yiddish): fourthly
Ancestry of “פֿערטנס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿערט | fourth |
| 2 | Middle High German | vierde | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fiordo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | feurþō | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |