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Where does “nezzila” come from?

nezzila (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *natilā, from Proto-Germanic natǭ, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- — to twist, knot, tie.

nezzila (Old High German): nettle

Definitions

  1. nettle

Ancestry of “nezzila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*natilā—
2Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie

Words derived from “nezzila”

  • Taubnessel
  • Brennnessel
  • Nessel
  • nezzel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →