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Where does “Neuneck” come from?

Neuneck (German) comes from German ecke, from Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic aggju, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Neuneck (German): nonagon

Definitions

  1. nonagon

Ancestry of “Neuneck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanecke—
2Middle High Germanecke—
3Old High Germanecka—
4Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
5Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Neuneck”

  • neuneckig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →