Where does “njuugen” come from?
njuugen (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian niūgun, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
njuugen (Saterland Frisian): nine
Ancestry of “njuugen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | niūgun | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | newun | nine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |