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

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “neun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnewunnine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

Words derived from “neun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →