Etymology

nett

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle High German nett ← Old French net ← Latin *nittus
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  1. Latin · derived from*nittus
  2. Old French · derived fromnet“clean”
  3. Middle High German · derived fromnett
  4. English todayNett

* As a German surname, from Middle High German nett, from Old French net (“clean”), ultimately from Latin *nittus. * As an Irish surname, variant of McNett.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchnet all →

netneat

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