fjórðungur
Icelandic
/ˈfjourðuŋkʏr/
noun
Definitions
- quarter (one of four equal parts)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse fjórðungr (quarter, a fourth part) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz (a quarter).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fedurþungaz
Gloss
a quarter
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *fedurþungaz Proto-Germanic
- fēorþing Old English
- fjórðungr Old Norse