Where does “umnieten” come from?

umnieten (German) comes from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan, from Proto-West Germanic hneudan — to hammer, to pound.

umnieten (German): to bump off, clip, knock over someone

Definitions

  1. to bump off, clip, knock over someone

Ancestry of “umnieten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermannietenTo rivet
2Middle High Germannieten—
3Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
4Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →Every word from Old Saxon niotan →Every word from Middle High German nieten →