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Where does “nigun” come from?
nigun (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
Ancestry of “nigun”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
newun
nine
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₁néwn̥
nine
Words derived from “nigun”
negen
neghen
nēgen
negen
negenvoud
negenvoudig
negenoog
nege
negenjarig
neigi
nêxe
zeenegenoog
neke
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