Where does “nassi” come from?

nassi (Friulian) comes from Middle High German neȥȥe, from Old High German naȥī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

nassi (Friulian): to be born

Definitions

  1. to be born

Ancestry of “nassi”, step by step

nassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German neȥȥe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanneȥȥe—
2Old High Germannaȥīwetness
3Old High German-ī-ness
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Latin nāscor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāscorto be born, begotten
2Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Old High German -ī →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →