Where does “*nattjan” come from?

*nattjan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic natjaną, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

Ancestry of “*nattjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnatjanąto make wet; wetten
2Proto-Germanicnatazwet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic natjaną →