Where does “nineteenth” come from?

nineteenth (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.

nineteenth (English): The ordinal form of the number nineteen; The...

Definitions

  1. The ordinal form of the number nineteen; The...

Ancestry of “nineteenth”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nineteenth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →