Where does “neun” come from?
neun (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
neun (Proto-West Germanic): nine
Ancestry of “neun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | newun | nine |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |
Words derived from “neun”