Where does “netelig” come from?

netelig (Dutch) comes from Dutch netel, 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.

netelig (Dutch): tricky

Definitions

  1. tricky

Ancestry of “netelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnetelnettle
2Middle Dutchnetele—
3Old Dutchnetilanettle
4Proto-West Germanic*natilānettle
5Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *natilā →