Where does “nieten” come from?

nieten (Middle High German) comes from Old Saxon niotan, from Proto-West Germanic hneudan — to hammer, to pound.

Ancestry of “nieten”, step by step

nieten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon niotan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
2Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound

via Old High German hniotan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhniotan—

Words derived from “nieten”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →Every word from Old Saxon niotan →