Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fimf

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 Pre-Germanic *pémpe, with an irregular consonant change from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, perhaps influenced by the initial *p; or instead would become the expected form **finhw. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *funstiz (“fist”) and *fingraz (“finger”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɸimɸ/

Numeral

**Proto-Germanic cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : fimf Ordinal* : fimftô Multiplier* : *fimffalþaz

*fimf

five

Derived terms

*fimftiz
*fimf tigiwiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *fimf
- Old English: fīf
  - Middle English: five, fife, fif, vif, fyve
    - English: five
    - Scots: five, fif, fife, fyve
    - Yola: veeve
- Old Frisian: fīf
  - North Frisian:
    Most dialects: 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, vīf
  - Middle Dutch: vijf
    - Dutch: vijf
      - Afrikaans: vyf
      - Berbice Creole Dutch: faifu, fefu
      - Javindo: fijf
      - Jersey Dutch: vāif
      - Negerhollands: fyf, fev, veif
      - Skepi Creole Dutch: faif
      - → Aukan: feifi
      - → Trió: peihpë
    - Limburgish: vief
- Old High German: fimf
  - Middle High German: vinf, vünf
    - Alemannic German: foif, föif, füüf, fünf
      Alsatian: fénef, fänef, feenef
      Swabian: finf
    - Bavarian: finf
      Cimbrian: vünve, bümbe
      Mòcheno: vinf
    - Central Franconian: fönnef, fennef, fief
      Hunsrik: finnef
    - East Central German: fönff
    - German: fünf
    - Luxembourgish: fënnef
    - Pennsylvania German: fimf
    - Vilamovian: fynf
    - Yiddish: פֿינף‎ (finf)
Old Norse: fimm, ᚠᛁᛘ (fim), ᚠᛁᛙ (fim)
- Icelandic: fimm
- Faroese: fimm
- Norwegian: fem
- Elfdalian: fem
- Old Swedish: fæm
  - Swedish: fem
- Old Danish: fæm
  - Danish: fem
Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf)
Crimean Gothic: fyuf