Where does “gnjet” come from?
gnjet (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse gnit, from Proto-Germanic hnits, from Proto-Indo-European *-níd-.
gnjet (Westrobothnian): nit
Ancestry of “gnjet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gnit | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hnits | nit, louse egg |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *-níd- | — |