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
- nine; A nine, an instance or representation of...
Ancestry of “negen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | nēgen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | nigun | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | newun | nine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |
Words derived from “negen”