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Where does “niūgun” come from?

niūgun (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

Ancestry of “niūgun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnewunnine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “niūgun”

  • njuugen
  • neägen
  • njüügen
  • niigen
  • nüügen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →