Where does “neägen” come from?
neägen (North Frisian) comes from Low German negen, from Middle Low German negen, from Old Saxon nigun, from Proto-West Germanic neun, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
neägen (North Frisian): nine
Definitions
- nine
Ancestry of “neägen”, step by step
neägen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Low German negen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | negen | nine (9) |
| 2 | Middle Low German | negen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | nigun | nine |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | neun | nine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | newun | nine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |
via Old Frisian niūgun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | niūgun | nine |