Where does “neunhundert” come from?

neunhundert (German) comes from German Hundert, from Middle High German hundert, from Old Saxon hunderod, from Proto-West Germanic *hundarad, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

neunhundert (German): nine hundred

Definitions

  1. nine hundred

Ancestry of “neunhundert”, step by step

neunhundert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hundert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHundertthe number 100; A unity of hundred things
2Middle High Germanhundert—
3Old Saxonhunderodhundred
4Proto-West Germanic*hundaradhundred
5Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
6Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via German neun

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

Words derived from “neunhundert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundą →