Where does “nege” come from?

nege (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch negen, from Middle Dutch nēgen, from Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nege (Afrikaans): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnegennine; A nine, an instance or representation of...
2Middle Dutchnēgennine
3Old Dutchnigun—
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “nege”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Dutch nigun →