Where does “nite” come from?

nite (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German niete, from Dutch niet, from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan, from Proto-West Germanic hneudan — to hammer, to pound.

nite (Norwegian Nynorsk): a lottery ticket without a reward

Definitions

  1. a lottery ticket without a reward

Ancestry of “nite”, step by step

nite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German niete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannieteinflection of nieten: ## first-person singular...
2DutchnietNot, no; staple
3Germannietrivet
4GermannietenTo rivet
5Middle High Germannieten—
6Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
7Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound

via Old Norse hníta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehnítato strike, wound
2Proto-GermanichnītanąTo push; knock; butt against
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneyd-to scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →