Where does “netel” come from?

netel (Middle English) comes from Old English netle, from Proto-Germanic natilǭ, from Proto-Germanic natǭ, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- — to twist, knot, tie.

Ancestry of “netel”, step by step

netel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English netle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnetle—
2Proto-Germanicnatilǭnettle
3Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie

via Old English netele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnetelenettle
2Proto-West Germanic*natilānettle

via Old English netel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnetel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic natilǭ →