*feþur-
Runic: ᚠᛖᚦᚢᚱ Pronunciation: /ˈɸe.θur/prefix
Function
four, pertaining to four
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *pétwr̥- from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres; a combining form based on the oblique stem, *kʷetwr̥-, with irregular consonant change of *kw- > *p- based on the following number, *pénkwe, Proto-Germanic *fimf.
Descendants
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fiþur- (Proto-West Germanic)
- fiþer- (Old English)
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*ᚠᛖᚦᚱ- (*feþr-) (Proto-Norse)
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fjaðr-, fer- (Old Norse)
- fjer- (Danish)
- fer- (Icelandic)
- fiæþer- (Old Swedish)
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fjaðr-, fer- (Old Norse)
- 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂- (fidur-) (Gothic)