Where does “natt” come from?
natt (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German nat, from Old Saxon nat, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.
natt (German Low German): wet; moist; swampy
Ancestry of “natt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | nat | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | nat | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nataz | wet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |