Where does “nit” come from?

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

nit (Swedish): a rivet, a stud; the action of braking very...

Definitions

  1. a rivet, a stud; the action of braking very...

Ancestry of “nit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnietNot, no; staple
2Germannietrivet
3GermannietenTo rivet
4Middle High Germannieten—
5Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
6Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound

Words derived from “nit”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →Every word from Old Saxon niotan →Every word from Middle High German nieten →