Where does “Nassau” come from?

Nassau (English) comes from German Nassau, from German nass, from Middle High German naȥ, from Old High German naȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

Nassau (English): A wager consisting essentially of three separate bets, for the best score on each of the front nine (holes 1–9), back nine (holes 10–18), and total 18 holes

Definitions

  1. A wager consisting essentially of three separate bets, for the best score on each of the front nine (holes 1–9), back nine (holes 10–18), and total 18 holes

Ancestry of “Nassau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNassau—
2Germannasswet
3Middle High Germannaȥ—
4Old High Germannaȥwet
5Proto-West Germanic*natwet
6Proto-Germanicnatazwet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →