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Where does “nitch” come from?

nitch (English) comes from English knitch, from Middle English knicche, from Old English ġecnyċċ, from Old English cnyċċan, from Proto-Germanic knukkijaną.

nitch (English): Alternative form of knitch; Misspelling of niche;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of knitch; Misspelling of niche;...

Ancestry of “nitch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknitchA small bundle
2Middle Englishknicchebundle , bunch, sheaf
3Old Englishġecnyċċ—
4Old Englishcnyċċanto tie, bind together, connect
5Proto-Germanicknukkijaną—
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