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Where does “nipt” come from?

nipt (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic niftiz, from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

nipt (Old Norse): female relative, kinswoman; sister; daughter

Definitions

  1. female relative, kinswoman; sister; daughter

Ancestry of “nipt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicniftiza female descendant or relative; granddaughter;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéptih₂granddaughter; niece
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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