Where does “näät” come from?

näät (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian nette, from Proto-West Germanic nati, from Proto-Germanic natją, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

näät (North Frisian): net

Definitions

  1. net

Ancestry of “näät”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiannette—
2Proto-West Germanicnatinet
3Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nati →
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