Four
/fɔːr/noun
The number 4.
Did you know?English four is a direct descendant of a Proto-Indo-European counting word so ancient that you can still hear it echo in languages across Europe and Asia.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷetwores
“four”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*fedwōr
“four”
Old English
OE
fēower
“four”
Middle English
ME
four
“four”
Modern English
English
four
“the number 4”
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