Where does “neunzehnfach” come from?
neunzehnfach (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.
neunzehnfach (German): nineteenfold
Definitions
- nineteenfold
Ancestry of “neunzehnfach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | neunzehn | nineteen |
| 2 | Middle High German | niunzehen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | niunzehan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *neuntehun | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | newuntehun | nineteen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |