Where does “nezzel” come from?

nezzel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German nezzila, from Proto-West Germanic *natilā, from Proto-Germanic natǭ, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- — to twist, knot, tie.

Ancestry of “nezzel”, step by step

nezzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German nezzila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannezzilanettle
2Proto-West Germanic*natilānettle
3Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie

via Hungarian néz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannézto look; to watch; to overlook
2Proto-Finno-Ugricnäke-to see, look

Words derived from “nezzel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *natilā →