Where does “nine” come from?

Nine comes from Middle English nyne, from Old English niġon, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥, the cardinal number meaning nine.

nine (English): A numerical value equal to 9; the number...

Definitions

  1. A numerical value equal to 9; the number...

Ancestry of “nine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnynnine
2Old Englishniġonnine
3Proto-Germanicnewunnine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “nine”

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