Etymology of "fifteenth":
fifteen (adj.) Old English fiftiene from Proto-Germanic *fimf-tēhan (cf. Old Norse fimmtán, Old High German fimfzehan, German fünfzehn, Old Saxon fiftene, Dutch vijftien, Frisian fyftjin, Gothic fimftaihun) from Proto-Indo-European ***penkwe-dekṃt** (cf. Sanskrit pañcadaśa, Avestan paṇcadasa, Lithuanian penkiolika, Latvian piecpadsmit, Old Irish cóic déc, Welsh pymtheg) literally "five and ten"
Meaning of "fifteenth":
Origin of "fifteenth":
The word "fifteenth" comes from the Old English word "fiftiene," which in turn comes from the Proto-Germanic word "fimf-tēhan." This word is a compound of the Proto-Germanic words "fimf" (five) and "tēhan" (ten), and literally means "five and ten." The word "fifteenth" has been used in English since the 9th century.
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