Where does “netle” come from?

netle (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic natilǭ, from Proto-Germanic natǭ, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- — to twist, knot, tie.

Ancestry of “netle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnatilǭnettle
2Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie

Words derived from “netle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic natǭEvery word from Proto-Germanic natilǭ
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