Where does “nitten” come from?
nitten (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse nítján, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
nitten (Norwegian Nynorsk): nineteen
Definitions
- nineteen
Ancestry of “nitten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | nítján | nineteen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | newuntehun | nineteen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |