Where does “nynthe” come from?

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

nynthe (Middle English): ninth; One of nine equal parts of a whole; a...

Definitions

  1. ninth; One of nine equal parts of a whole; a...

Ancestry of “nynthe”, step by step

nynthe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English nyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnynnine
2Old Englishniġonnine
3Proto-Germanicnewunnine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Old English niġoþa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishniġoþaninth
2Proto-Germanicnewundôninth

Words derived from “nynthe”

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