Where does “netle” come from?

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

netle (Middle English): nettle

Definitions

  1. nettle

Ancestry of “netle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “netle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic natilǭ →