Etymology of the English word fortnight
the English word
fortnightderived from the English word
fourteenderived from the English word
fourderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*petwor-using the English suffix
-teenderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*tekhunizderived from the English word
nightderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nokʷt-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nekʷ-t-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*nakht-Derivations in English
fortnightlyUsage
Word found in Modern English
