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Where does “nintene” come from?

nintene (Middle English) comes from Old English niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

nintene (Middle English): Alternative form of nynetene

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nynetene

Ancestry of “nintene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishniġontēne—
2Proto-Germanicnewuntehunnineteen
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “nintene”

  • nineteen
  • nineteenfold
  • nineteenpence
  • nineteenish
  • nineteenness
  • naintin
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