Where does “negen” come from?

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

negen (Dutch): nine; A nine, an instance or representation of...

Definitions

  1. nine; A nine, an instance or representation of...

Ancestry of “negen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnēgennine
2Old Dutchnigun
3Proto-Germanicnewunnine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “negen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥