Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “neh₂d-”

26 words across 10 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- — including nettle, nettlesome, deadnettle, horsenettle, nettly, nettlebed, nettlelike, nettler.

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English (9)

Dutch (3)

German (3)

Old English (3)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Middle English (2)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old High German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle High German (1)