Where does “Neunzigtausendstel” come from?

Neunzigtausendstel (German) comes from German neunzig, from Middle High German niunzec, from Old High German niunzug, from Proto-Germanic newuntēhundą — ninety.

Neunzigtausendstel (German): ninety-thousandth

Definitions

  1. ninety-thousandth

Ancestry of “Neunzigtausendstel”, step by step

Neunzigtausendstel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German neunzig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneunzigninety
2Middle High Germanniunzec
3Old High Germanniunzugninety
4Proto-Germanicnewuntēhundąninety

via German tausendstel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantausendstelthousandth (thousandth part of)
Every word from Proto-Germanic newuntēhundąEvery word from Old High German niunzugEvery word from Middle High German niunzec
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