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Where does “nette” come from?

nette (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic nati, from Proto-Germanic natją, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

Ancestry of “nette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnatinet
2Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “nette”

  • Nät
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →