From Middle English fifthe, fifte, fift, from Old English fīfta ("fifth"), from Proto-Germanic *fimftô ("fifth") or *femftô, equivalent to five + -th. Cognate with Scots fift, fyft, North Frisian fyfde ("fifth"), West Frisian fyfde ("fifth"), Dutch vijfde ("fifth"), Low German fifte, föfte, füfte, German fünfte ("fifth"), Danish femte ("fifth"), Swedish femte ("fifth"), Icelandic fimmta ("fifth").
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