Where does “dreiundneunzig” come from?

dreiundneunzig (German) comes from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

dreiundneunzig (German): ninety-three

Definitions

  1. ninety-three

Ancestry of “dreiundneunzig”, step by step

dreiundneunzig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German und

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
2Middle High Germanunde
3Old High Germanuntiand
4Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Drei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDreithree
2Middle High Germandrīthree
3Old High Germandrīthree
4Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

via German neunzig

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

Words derived from “dreiundneunzig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts
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