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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongnitta—
2Proto-Germanicgnittaz—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰneHdʰn-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰen-to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind; to gnaw; bite;...

Words derived from “gnitte”

  • Gnitze
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