English
fower
Fower comes from Old English fēower ‘four’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwóres‘four’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fedwōr‘four’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*feuwar‘four’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēower‘four’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500four
- Englishtodayfower
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷetwóres‘four’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fedwōr‘four’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*feuwar‘four’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēower‘four’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500four
- Englishtodayfower
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres ‘four’
fourth, quarry, cater, kern, farthing, quatre, carillon, quire, cuatro, tetrad, quatrain, ferd, 17 more
through Middle English four
Today it means
num four
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres / fower