Where does “Nesselzelle” come from?

Nesselzelle (German) comes from German Nessel, from Middle High German nezzel, from Hungarian -jél, from Hungarian -él, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

Nesselzelle (German): cnidocyte, nematocyst, cnidoblast a capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting

Definitions

  1. cnidocyte, nematocyst, cnidoblast a capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting

Ancestry of “Nesselzelle”, step by step

Nesselzelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nessel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNesselnettle; muslin
2Middle High Germannezzel
3Hungarian-jélThe long form of the second-person singular...
4Hungarian-élAdded to a verb to form a noun; Added to a verb...
5Hungarian-é-
6Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
7Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via German Zelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZellecell
2Old High Germanzellachamber
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
Every word from Middle Welsh -ntEvery word from Hungarian -dEvery word from Hungarian -él