Where does “nēgen” come from?

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

nēgen (Middle Dutch): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nēgen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nēgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Dutch nigun →
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