nett
Alemannic German
/net/
adjective
Definitions
- nice
- sweet
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German nett derived from Middle Dutch net (pretty, neat, decent) derived from Old French net (neat, decent) derived from Latin nitidus (shining, shiny, gleaming, glossy, glittering).
Origin
Latin
nitidus
Gloss
shining, shiny, gleaming, glossy, glittering
Kanji
艶
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *nitidiāre Latin
- *nittus Latin
- niteō Latin
- nitidicollis Latin
- nitiditas Latin
- nitidulus Latin
- nitidus Latin
- nett German
- netto Italian
- nitido Italian
- net Dutch, Flemish
- netjes Dutch, Flemish
- net French
- nitide French
- nítido Spanish, Castilian
- nítido Portuguese
- nätt Swedish
- net Danish
- net Old French
- net Catalan, Valencian
- nítid Catalan, Valencian
- nidio Galician
- neted Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- net Middle Dutch
- net Norman
- nett Middle High German
- *net Old Dutch
- nedeo Old Portuguese
- neit xno