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

Definitions

  1. fourthly

Ancestry of “פֿערטנס”, 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 →