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Where does “nytt” come from?

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

nytt (Old English): use; benefit; office, duty

Definitions

  1. use; benefit; office, duty

Ancestry of “nytt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnutjōprofit; yield
2Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

Words derived from “nytt”

  • nutte
  • nytlic
  • nytwierþe
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