Where does “nittini” come from?

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

nittini (Norwegian Bokmål): ninety-nine

Definitions

  1. ninety-nine

Ancestry of “nittini”, step by step

nittini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålninine
2Old Norseníunine
3Proto-Germanicnewunnine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Norwegian Bokmål nitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnittininety
2Old Norseníu tigirninety
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Norse níu →