Where does “nayt” come from?

nayt (Middle English) comes from Old Norse neytr, from Proto-Germanic nautiz — use; useful, helpful.

Ancestry of “nayt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseneytrin good order, fit, fit for use
2Proto-Germanicnautizuse; useful, helpful

Words derived from “nayt”

Every word from Proto-Germanic nautiz →Every word from Old Norse neytr →