Where does “nettles” come from?

nettles (Yola) comes from Middle English netle, from Old English netle, from Proto-Germanic natilǭ, from Proto-Germanic natǭ, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- — to twist, knot, tie.

nettles (Yola): nettles

Definitions

  1. nettles

Ancestry of “nettles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnetlenettle
2Old Englishnetle—
3Proto-Germanicnatilǭnettle
4Proto-Germanicnatǭnettle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂d-to twist, knot, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic natilǭ →