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
Ancestry of “netelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | netel | nettle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | netele | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | netila | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *natilā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | natǭ | nettle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂d- | to twist, knot, tie |