Where does “nieten” come from?

nieten (Dutch) comes from Dutch niet, from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan, from Proto-West Germanic hneudan — to hammer, to pound.

nieten (Dutch): to staple; Synonym of genieten

Definitions

  1. to staple; Synonym of genieten

Ancestry of “nieten”, step by step

nieten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch niet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnietNot, no; staple
2Germannietrivet
3GermannietenTo rivet
4Middle High Germannieten—
5Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
6Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound

via Middle Dutch nieten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnietento employ, to use; to enjoy
2Old Dutchnietanto use, to employ; to take possession of
3Proto-Germanicneutanąto use, to make use of; to enjoy
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

Words derived from “nieten”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →