Where does “naintin” come from?

naintin (Tok Pisin) comes from English nineteen, from Middle English nyntene, from Old English niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

naintin (Tok Pisin): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “naintin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnineteenThe cardinal number occurring after eighteen and...
2Middle Englishnyntenenineteen
3Old Englishniġontēne—
4Proto-Germanicnewuntehunnineteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic newuntehun →