Where does “neunzehnwöchig” come from?
neunzehnwöchig (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.
neunzehnwöchig (German): nineteen-week
Definitions
- nineteen-week
Ancestry of “neunzehnwöchig”, step by step
neunzehnwöchig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German neunzehn
| 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 |
via German woche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woche | week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | week |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |