Where does “nita” come from?

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

nita (Swedish): To rivet

Definitions

  1. To rivet

Ancestry of “nita”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nita”

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