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- Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
- Proto-Germanic*fimf
- Proto-West Germanic*fimf
- Old Englishfīf
- Middle Englishfyf
- Englishfive
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂i
- Proto-Germanic*furi
- Proto-West Germanic*furi
- Old Englishfor
- Middle Englishfor
- Englishfor
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
- Proto-Germanic*aiwaz
- Proto-West Germanic*aiw
- Old Englishā
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Germanic*in
- Proto-West Germanic*in
- Old Englishin
- Proto-Indo-European*perkʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*pérkus
- Proto-Germanic*ferhuzder.?
- Proto-Germanic*ferhwą
- Proto-West Germanic*ferh
- Old Englishfeorh
- Old Englishǣfre
- Middle Englishever
- Englishever
- Englishforever
- English todayfivever
Blend of five + forever, as a pun on four. Compare me three.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.