gnit

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • From Middle English gnit, gnitte, from Old English *gnitte, from Proto-Germanic *gnittǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd-. Cognate with Low German gnid ("gnit"), German Gnitte, Gnitze. Compare also Danish gnid ("gnat"), Swedish gnet ("nit"), Norwegian gnit ("gnat"), Icelandic gnit, nitur. Related to gnat.

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