Where does “Nassau” come from?

Nassau (German) comes from German nass, from Middle High German naȥ, from Old High German naȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

Ancestry of “Nassau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannasswet
2Middle High Germannaȥ—
3Old High Germannaȥwet
4Proto-West Germanic*natwet
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “Nassau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nataz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *nat →