Where does “nettle” come from?

Nettle comes from Middle English netle, from Old English netle, from Proto-Germanic natilǭ, from Proto-Germanic natǭ, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d-.

nettle (English): Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging,...

Definitions

  1. Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging,...

Ancestry of “nettle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnetlenettle
2Old Englishnetle—
3Proto-Germanicnatilǭnettle
4Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie

Words derived from “nettle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic natilǭ →