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Where does “nineteenpence” come from?

nineteenpence (English) comes from English nineteen, from Middle English nyntene, from Old English niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

nineteenpence (English): The monetary amount of nineteen pence

Definitions

  1. The monetary amount of nineteen pence

Ancestry of “nineteenpence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnineteenThe cardinal number occurring after eighteen and...
2Middle Englishnyntene—
3Old Englishniġontēne—
4Proto-Germanicnewuntehunnineteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
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