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Where does “nitan” come from?

nitan (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse nítján, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

nitan (Old Swedish): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “nitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenítjánnineteen
2Proto-Germanicnewuntehunnineteen
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “nitan”

  • nitton
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