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