Where does “nummer” come from?

nummer (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nommer, from Old French nombre, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

nummer (Dutch): number used as a means of identification; number;...

Definitions

  1. number used as a means of identification; number;...

Ancestry of “nummer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnommernumber
2Old FrenchnombreAlternative form of nonbre
3Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
4Proto-Italicnomezos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

Words derived from “nummer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →Every word from Proto-Italic nomezos →Every word from Latin numerus →