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

nintene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English niġontēne

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

via Old English niġontīene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishniġontīenenineteen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic newuntehun →