Where does “nyn” come from?

nyn (Middle English) comes from Old English niġon, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nyn (Middle English): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishniġonnine
2Proto-Germanicnewunnine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “nyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old English niġon →
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