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Where does “nēgen” come from?

nēgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

Ancestry of “nēgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnigun—
2Proto-Germanicnewunnine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “nēgen”

  • zeenegenoog
  • negenoog
  • negen
  • negenvoud
  • negenvoudig
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