Where does “nimenning” come from?

nimenning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ni, from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nimenning (Norwegian Bokmål): eighth cousin

Definitions

  1. eighth cousin

Ancestry of “nimenning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålninine
2Old Norseníunine
3Proto-Germanicnewunnine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Norse níu →