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Where does “nio” come from?

nio (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nio (Old Swedish): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseníunine
2Proto-Germanicnewunnine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “nio”

  • nia
  • nio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →