Where does “nass” come from?
nass (German) comes 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.
nass (German): wet
Definitions
- wet
Ancestry of “nass”, step by step
nass traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German naȥ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | naȥ | — |
| 2 | Old High German | naȥ | wet |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *nat | wet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nataz | wet |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |
via Latin nāscor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nāscor | to be born, begotten |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | gnāskōr | be born |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Tlingit naas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tlingit | naas | — |