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Where does “netila” come from?

netila (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *natilā, from Proto-Germanic natǭ, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- — to twist, knot, tie.

Ancestry of “netila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*natilā—
2Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie

Words derived from “netila”

  • netel
  • netelig
  • brandnetel
  • netele
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