Where does “nitui” come from?

nitui (Romanian) comes from Romanian nit, from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan, from Proto-West Germanic hneudan — to hammer, to pound.

nitui (Romanian): to rivet

Definitions

  1. to rivet

Ancestry of “nitui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannitrivet
2Germannietrivet
3GermannietenTo rivet
4Middle High Germannieten—
5Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
6Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound

Words derived from “nitui”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →