Where does “neunundzwanzig” come from?
neunundzwanzig (German) comes from German zwanzig, from German Seite, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār — year.
neunundzwanzig (German): twenty-nine
Definitions
- twenty-nine
Ancestry of “neunundzwanzig”, step by step
neunundzwanzig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German zwanzig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zwanzig | twenty |
| 2 | German | Seite | side; face, side, surface of any... |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 5 | German | Jahr | year |
| 6 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via German und
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | und | and; so?, now?, and? |
| 2 | Middle High German | unde | — |
| 3 | Old High German | unti | and |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |