Where does “netel” come from?
netel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch netele, from Old Dutch netila, from Proto-West Germanic *natilā, from Proto-Germanic natǭ, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- — to twist, knot, tie.
netel (Dutch): nettle
Ancestry of “netel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | netele | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | netila | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *natilā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | natǭ | nettle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂d- | to twist, knot, tie |
Words derived from “netel”