Where does “gnett” come from?

gnett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gnit, from Proto-Germanic hnits, from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- — nit, louse egg.

gnett (Norwegian Nynorsk): nit, louse egg

Definitions

  1. nit, louse egg

Ancestry of “gnett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegnit—
2Proto-Germanichnitsnit, louse egg
3Proto-Indo-European*-níd-nit, louse egg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnits →Every word from Old Norse gnit →