English
fourpence
From four + pence.
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr ‘four’
Proto-Germanic *fedwōr ‘four’
Proto-West Germanic *feuwar ‘four’
Old English fēower ‘four’
Middle English four
English four
Today it means
noun A monetary amount of four pence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fourpence