Where does “nine” come from?

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

nine (Translingual): of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet

Definitions

  1. of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet

Ancestry of “nine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnineA numerical value equal to 9; the number...
2Middle Englishnynnine
3Old Englishniġonnine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old English niġon →