Where does “nati” come from?
nati (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch nat, from Middle Dutch nat, from Old Dutch nat, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.
nati (Sranan Tongo): wet
Ancestry of “nati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nat | wet; moisture |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nat | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nat | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *nat | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nataz | wet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |