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

Definitions

  1. nettle

Ancestry of “netel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnetele—
2Old Dutchnetilanettle
3Proto-West Germanic*natilānettle
4Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie

Words derived from “netel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *natilā →