Etymology of the English word four
the English word
fourderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷetwer-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*petwor-Derivations in English
fourbagger,
fourpence,
foursome,
fourposter,
fourscore,
fourfold,
foursquare,
fourteen,
fourth,
flat-fourCognates
Dutch
vier, German
vier, Icelandic
fjórir, Swedish
fyraUsage
Word found in Modern English
