Where does “nît” come from?

nît (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon nīth, from Old English nīþ, from Proto-Germanic nīþą, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

Ancestry of “nît”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonnīthenvy, jealousy
2Old Englishnīþenvy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy; envy,...
3Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “nît”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nīþą →Every word from Old English nīþ →