Where does “nitton” come from?
nitton (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish nitan, from Old Norse nítján, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
nitton (Swedish): nineteen
Definitions
- nineteen
Ancestry of “nitton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | nitan | nineteen |
| 2 | Old Norse | nítján | nineteen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | newuntehun | nineteen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |