Where does “gnit” come from?

gnit (Middle English) comes from Old English gnitte, from Proto-Germanic gnittǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneHdʰn-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰen- — to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind; to gnaw; bite;...

Ancestry of “gnit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgnittegnit; gnat
2Proto-Germanicgnittǭgnat; midge
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰneHdʰn-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰen-to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind; to gnaw; bite;...

Words derived from “gnit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneHdʰn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnittǭ →