Fortnight fourteen days; two weeks.
Fortnight is a portmanteau word. A portmanteau is a blended word. The combination takes on the meanings of both words.
Fortnight is a combination of fourteen and night.
Change the spelling and, for some reason you end with the highly addictive game Fortnite. For that, I have no explanation.
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