Where does “Nisse” come from?

Nisse (German) comes from Old High German niz, from Proto-Germanic hnits, from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- — nit, louse egg.

Nisse (German): nit

Definitions

  1. nit

Ancestry of “Nisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanniznit
2Proto-Germanichnitsnit, louse egg
3Proto-Indo-European*-níd-nit, louse egg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnits →Every word from Old High German niz →