Etymology

fifteener

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Today it means: A film assigned an age rating of 15, those under 15 not being permitted to view it. Full definition →

English fifteen ← Middle English fiftene ← Anglian Old English fīftīene
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Germanic*fimf
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  4. Proto-Germanic*tehun
  5. Proto-Germanic*fimftehun
  6. Anglian Old Englishfīftīene
  7. Middle Englishfiftene
  8. Englishfifteen
  9. English todayfifteener

From fifteen + -er.

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