nit

nit · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*-níd-
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hnits
3. Old English · derived fromhnitu
4. Middle English · derived fromnite
5. English todaynit

From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)).

nit · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromnitēre“to shine”
2. English todaynit

From Latin nitēre (“to shine”).

nit · noun³

Possibly a blend of Neperian + digit, as is nepit.

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