Where does “nine” come from?

nine (Scots) comes from Middle English nyne, from Old English niġon, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nine (Scots): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnynenine
2Old Englishniġonnine
3Proto-Germanicnewunnine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old English niġon →