Etymology of the English word five
the English word
fivederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*fimfederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*penkʷeDerivations in English
fivepenny,
fiver,
fives,
spoilfive,
fifteen,
fifty,
fivefoldCognates
Dutch
vijf, German
fünf, Icelandic
fimm, Swedish
femUsage
Word found in Modern English
