Where does “nett” come from?

nett (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German nett, from Middle Dutch net, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-.

nett (Alemannic German): nice; sweet

Definitions

  1. nice; sweet

Ancestry of “nett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannett
2Middle Dutchnetneat, decent, pretty
3Old Frenchnetneat, decent
4Vulgar Latinnittus
5Latinnitidusshining, polished, glittering; handsome,...
6Latinniteresecond-person singular future active indicative...
7LatinniteoI am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
9Cebuano-hi
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