Where does “nāt” come from?

nāt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German nāt, from Proto-Germanic nēdiz, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

Ancestry of “nāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannāt—
2Proto-GermanicnēdizThat which is sewn; seam; stitch
3Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “nāt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēdiz →