Where does “negen” come from?
negen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nigun, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
Ancestry of “negen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | nigun | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | newun | nine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |
Words derived from “negen”