Where does “Neunzehneck” come from?

Neunzehneck (German) comes from German neunzehn, from Middle High German niunzehen, from Old High German niunzehan, from Proto-West Germanic *neuntehun, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

Neunzehneck (German): enneadecagon

Definitions

  1. enneadecagon

Ancestry of “Neunzehneck”, step by step

Neunzehneck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German neunzehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneunzehnnineteen
2Middle High Germanniunzehen
3Old High Germanniunzehan
4Proto-West Germanic*neuntehun
5Proto-Germanicnewuntehunnineteen
6Proto-Germanictehunten
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via German ecke

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

Words derived from “Neunzehneck

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Germanic tehunEvery word from Proto-Germanic newuntehun