forty
English
/ˈfɔɹti/, [ˈfɑɹɾij]
numeral
Definitions
- The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fourti inherited from Old English fēowertiġ inherited from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz (forty).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fedwōr tigiwiz
Gloss
forty
Concept
Semantic Field
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- back English
- back forty English
- eleven English
- forty-leven English
- forty-rod English
- fortyfold English
- fortyish English
- fortypenny English
- penny English
- rod English
- *fedwōr tigiwiz Proto-Germanic
- feowertig Old English
- fēowertiġ Old English
- fourti Middle English
- fjórir tigir Old Norse
- fjórutigi Old Norse
- fyrretyve Danish
- fiorzug Old High German
- vierzic Middle High German
- 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂 𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌾𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *viertig Old Dutch
- viarskh Cimbrian
- viarskhte Cimbrian
- viartzekh Cimbrian
- fiuwartig Old Saxon
- fiuwertich Old Frisian
- fiūwertich Old Frisian
- foti Tok Pisin