Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/newun

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Alternative forms

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  • *negun (Ingvaeonic and Istvaeonic)

Etymology

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From earlier *newunt, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (nine),[1] with -t added through influence of *tehun (ten).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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Proto-Germanic cardinal numbers
 <  8 9 10  > 
    Cardinal : *newun
    Ordinal : *newundô
    Multiplier : *newunfalþaz

*newun

  1. nine

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*newun-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 389-90