Where does “nēat” come from?

nēat (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic nautą, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

nēat (Old English): cattle, property; animal, beast, ox, cow, cattle

Definitions

  1. cattle, property; animal, beast, ox, cow, cattle

Ancestry of “nēat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

Words derived from “nēat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nautą →