Where does “nitte” come from?
nitte (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 “nitte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | nati | net |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | natją | net |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |