iets
Dutch (Brabantic)
/its/
pronoun
Definitions
- something
- anything
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch iet, iewet inherited from Old Dutch iowiht, ie- inherited from Middle Dutch wicht inherited from Old Dutch niets.
Origin
Old Dutch
niets
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aught English
- freight English
- niets Dutch, Flemish
- nietsnut Dutch, Flemish
- nietszeggend Dutch, Flemish
- wicht Dutch, Flemish
- aught Middle English
- iet Middle Dutch
- iewet Middle Dutch
- wicht Middle Dutch
- iowiht Old High German
- iets Afrikaans
- *iowiht Old Dutch
- ie- Old Dutch
- iowiht Old Dutch
- niets Old Dutch
- wiht Old Dutch
- jet Central Franconian
- get Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish