Where does “nítugur” come from?

nítugur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic níu, from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nítugur (Icelandic): ninety years old; ninety, nonagenarian

Definitions

  1. ninety years old; ninety, nonagenarian

Ancestry of “nítugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicníunine; the cardinal number after átta and before...
2Old Norseníunine
3Proto-Germanicnewunnine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Norse níu →