Where does “niun” come from?
niun (Middle High German) comes from Old High German niun, from Proto-West Germanic neun, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
Ancestry of “niun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | niun | nine |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | neun | nine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | newun | nine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |
Words derived from “niun”