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Where does “niwet” come from?

niwet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch niowiht, from Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht.

Ancestry of “niwet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchniowiht—
2Proto-West Germanic*naiwwiht—

Words derived from “niwet”

  • Niete
  • nie
  • nietapparaat
  • nietmachine
  • deugniet
  • niet
  • nieten
  • niettegenstaande
  • nietig
  • nitte
  • nie
  • nie-
  • nît
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