English
ninth
Ninth comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ‘nine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁néwn̥‘nine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁newn̥nósreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*newundôreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*nigunþōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150niġoþa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nynthe
- Englishearliest quotation 1973ninth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁néwn̥‘nine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁newn̥nósreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*newundôreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*nigunþōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150niġoþa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500nynthe
- Englishearliest quotation 1973ninth
Earliest quotation: 1973, Herakles on Thasos: “οὐ[δ̓] ὲνατεὐεται, should be translated “a tithe (offering or…”
Formed from nine + -th
Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ‘nine’
Proto-Germanic *newun ‘nine’
Proto-West Germanic *neun
Old English nigon ‘nine’
Middle English nyn
English nine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ‘nine’
Today it means
adj The ordinal form of the number nine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ / ninth