Where does “niitti” come from?

niitti (Finnish) comes from Swedish nit, 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.

niitti (Finnish): staple; rivet; hit or check, especially a hard...

Definitions

  1. staple; rivet; hit or check, especially a hard...

Ancestry of “niitti”, step by step

niitti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnita rivet, a stud; the action of braking very...
2DutchnietNot, no; staple
3Germannietrivet
4GermannietenTo rivet
5Middle High Germannieten—
6Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
7Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound

via Russian нить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнитьthread; filament; suture
2Old East Slavicнитьthread
3Proto-Slavicnitьthread
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnítis—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)nh₁itis—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “niitti”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →Every word from Old Saxon niotan →Every word from Middle High German nieten →