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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fimf

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *pémpe, with an irregular consonant change from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, perhaps influenced by the initial *p; or instead would become the expected form **finhw. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *funstiz (fist) and *fingraz (finger).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɸimɸ/

Numeral

Proto-Germanic cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : *fimf
    Ordinal : *fimftô
    Multiplier : *fimffalþaz

*fimf

  1. five

Derived terms

Descendants

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