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

  1. nine

Ancestry of “neägen”, step by step

neägen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German negen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germannegennine (9)
2Middle Low Germannegen
3Old Saxonnigunnine
4Proto-West Germanicneunnine
5Proto-Germanicnewunnine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Old Frisian niūgun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianniūgunnine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥Every word from Proto-Germanic newunEvery word from Proto-West Germanic neun