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Where does “hnits” come from?

hnits (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *-níd-.

hnits (Proto-Germanic): nit, louse egg

Definitions

  1. nit, louse egg

Ancestry of “hnits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*-níd-—

Words derived from “hnits”

  • nit
  • nitty
  • nitpicking
  • nitpick
  • nitpicky
  • nitpicker
  • nitter
  • nitpickingly
  • nitpickiness
  • nitpickery
  • nittings
  • nitgrass
  • nitpickish
  • nittily
  • nite
  • hnitu
  • nit
  • gnit
  • gnjet
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