Where does “Niete” come from?

Niete (German) comes 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.

Niete (German): blank, dud; loser; good-for-nothing; rivet

Definitions

  1. blank, dud; loser; good-for-nothing; rivet

Ancestry of “Niete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnietNot, no; staple
2Germannietrivet
3GermannietenTo rivet
4Middle High Germannieten—
5Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
6Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →