Where does “nezzen” come from?
nezzen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic natjaną, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.
Ancestry of “nezzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | natjaną | to make wet; wetten |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nataz | wet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |
Words derived from “nezzen”