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Where does “niftiz” come from?

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

niftiz (Proto-Germanic): a female descendant or relative; granddaughter;...

Definitions

  1. a female descendant or relative; granddaughter;...

Ancestry of “niftiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannéptih₂granddaughter; niece
2Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “niftiz”

  • nift
  • nicht
  • leernicht
  • regelnicht
  • nift
  • nifte
  • nyfte
  • nift
  • nipt
  • nichte
  • nift
  • nicht
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