Where does “Nisse” come from?
Nisse (German) comes from Old High German niz, from Proto-Germanic hnits, from Proto-Indo-European *-níd-.
Nisse (German): nit
Ancestry of “Nisse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | niz | nit |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hnits | nit, louse egg |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *-níd- | — |