Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fimf

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 earlier *pémpe, with an irregular consonant change from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, perhaps influenced by the initial *p (as also seen in Gaulish pempe (< Proto-Celtic *kʷenkʷe) and Oscan/Umbrian 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe) (< Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɸimɸ/

Numeral

cardinal number
5	Previous:	*fedwōr
5	Next:	*sehs

*fimf (ordinal *fimftô)

five

Derived terms

*fimftiz
*fimf tigiwiz

Descendants

Old English: fīf
- Middle English: five, fife, fif, vif, fyve
  - English: five
  - Scots: five, fif, fife, fyve
Old Frisian: fīf
- North Frisian:
  Föhr-Amrum, Mooring, Wiedingharde: fiiw
  Helgoland: fiuw
  Sylt: fif
- Saterland Frisian: fieuw
- West Frisian: fiif
Old Saxon: fīf
- Middle Low German: vîf
  - German Low German: fiev
  - Plautdietsch: fief
Old Dutch: finf, uinf, vīf
- Middle Dutch: vijf
  - Dutch: vijf
    - Afrikaans: vyf
  - Limburgish: vief
Old High German: fimf
- Middle High German: vünf
  - Alemannic German: foif, föif, füüf, fünf
    Alsatian: fénef, fänef, feenef
    Swabian: finf
  - Bavarian: finf
    Cimbrian: bümbe, vünve
  - Central Franconian: fönnef, fennef, fief
    Hunsrik: finnef
  - East Central German: fönff
  - German: fünf
  - Luxembourgish: fënnef
  - Rhine Franconian:
    - Pennsylvania German: fimf
  - Vilamovian: fynf
  - Yiddish: פֿינף‎ (finf)
Old Norse: fimm
- Icelandic: fimm
- Faroese: fimm
- Norwegian: fem
- Old Swedish: fæm
  - Swedish: fem
- Old Danish: fæm
  - Danish: fem
- Elfdalian: fem
Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf)
Crimean Gothic: fyuf

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