English
finnuf
Finnuf comes from Yiddish פֿינף ‘five’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fimf‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘five’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050fimf‘five’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vünf
- Yiddishmodernפֿינףfinf‘five’
- Englishearliest quotation 1927finnuf
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fimf‘five’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘five’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050fimf‘five’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vünf
- Yiddishmodernפֿינףfinf‘five’
- Englishearliest quotation 1927finnuf
Earliest quotation: 1927, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Ladies and Gentlemen: “Them that puts the most steam into it will…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’
fifth, punch, finger, pentagon, pimp, quintet, quint, cinque, quine, 20 more
through Proto-Germanic *fimf ‘five’
through Proto-West Germanic *fimf ‘five’
through Yiddish פֿינף ‘five’
Today it means
noun A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / finnuf