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Where does “netele” come from?

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

Ancestry of “netele”, step by step

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

Words derived from “netele”

  • nettle
  • nettlesome
  • deadnettle
  • horsenettle
  • nettly
  • nettlebed
  • nettlelike
  • nettler
  • nettlecloth
  • netle
  • netel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →