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Where does “nezzel” come from?

nezzel (Middle High German) comes from Hungarian -jél, from Hungarian -él, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

Ancestry of “nezzel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-jélThe long form of the second-person singular...
2Hungarian-élAdded to a verb to form a noun; Added to a verb...
3Hungarian-é-—
4Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

Words derived from “nezzel”

  • Taubnessel
  • Brennnessel
  • Nessel
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