Where does “niet” come from?

niet (Dutch) 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.

niet (Dutch): Not, no; staple

Definitions

  1. Not, no; staple

Ancestry of “niet”, step by step

niet 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 Middle Dutch niwet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchniwet—
2Old Dutchniowiht—
3Proto-West Germanic*naiwwihtnothing

Words derived from “niet”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →