Where does “nittionio” come from?

nittionio (Swedish) comes from Swedish nio, from Old Swedish nio, from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

nittionio (Swedish): ninety-nine

Definitions

  1. ninety-nine

Ancestry of “nittionio”, step by step

nittionio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnionine
2Old Swedishnionine
3Old Norseníunine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Swedish nittio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnittioninety
2Old Norseníutigininety
3Old Norse-tigi-ty indicating multiples of ten
4Proto-Germanictigiwiznominative/vocative plural of *teguz
5Proto-Germanic*teguz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Norse níu →