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

Neuneck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ecke

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

via German neun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneunnine
2Old High Germanniunnine
3Proto-West Germanicneunnine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “Neuneck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aggju →