Where does “פֿערציקסטל” come from?

פֿערציקסטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿערציקסט, from Yiddish פֿערציק, from Middle High German vierzic, from Old High German fiorzug, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr tigiwiz — forty.

פֿערציקסטל (Yiddish): fortieth

Definitions

  1. fortieth

Ancestry of “פֿערציקסטל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿערציקסטfortieth
2Yiddishפֿערציקforty
3Middle High Germanvierzic—
4Old High Germanfiorzug—
5Proto-Germanicfedwōr tigiwizforty
Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr tigiwiz →Every word from Old High German fiorzug →Every word from Middle High German vierzic →