Where does “neet” come from?

neet (Limburgish) comes from Proto-Germanic wihtą, from Proto-Indo-European wekti-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

neet (Limburgish): not, non

Definitions

  1. not, non

Ancestry of “neet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwihtąthing, creature
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwekti-object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekti- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtą →