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Where does “nāt” come from?

nāt (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic nēdiz, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

Ancestry of “nāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicnēdizThat which is sewn; seam; stitch
2Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “nāt”

  • nahtfrei
  • Naht
  • nāt
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