Where does “ניצן” come from?
ניצן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German nützen, from Old High German nuzzōn, from Proto-Germanic nutōną, from Proto-Germanic nutō, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
ניצן (Yiddish): to use, make use of
Ancestry of “ניצן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | nützen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nuzzōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nutōną | To make use of; employ |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nutō | use, profit, yield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | newd- | to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to... |