Etymograph

English

fifteenth

Fifteenth comes from Middle English fiftenthe, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *fimftô tehundô.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fimftô tehundôreconstructed
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150fīftēoþa
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fiftenthe
  4. Englishtodayfifteenth

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fimftô tehundôreconstructed
  2. Old Englishc. 450–1150fīftēoþa
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fiftenthe
  4. Englishtodayfifteenth

Formed from fifteen + -th

Proto-Germanic *fimftehun

Anglian Old English fīftīene

Middle English fiftene

English fifteen

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *fimftô tehundô

Today it means

adj The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *fimftô tehundô / fifteenth

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