Where does “gnitte” come from?
gnitte (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon gnitta, from Proto-Germanic gnittaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneHdʰn-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰen- — to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind; to gnaw; bite;...
Ancestry of “gnitte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | gnitta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gnittaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰneHdʰn- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰen- | to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind; to gnaw; bite;... |
Words derived from “gnitte”