Where does “nýt” come from?

nýt (Czech) comes from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan, from Proto-West Germanic hneudan — to hammer, to pound.

nýt (Czech): to yearn, to pine

Definitions

  1. to yearn, to pine

Ancestry of “nýt”, step by step

nýt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German niet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannietrivet
2GermannietenTo rivet
3Middle High Germannieten—
4Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
5Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound

via Proto-Slavic nyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnytito yearn
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnūˀ(d)-—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →
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