gnit

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/nɪt/

noun

A gnat.

OriginMiddle English gnit ← Old English *gnitte ← Proto-West Germanic *gnittā →
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Meanings

noungnit (plural gnits)

plural gnits

  1. A gnat.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰneHdʰn-
  2. Proto-Germanic*gnittǭ
  3. Proto-West Germanic*gnittā
  4. Old English*gnitte“gnit; gnat”
  5. Middle Englishgnit
  6. Englishgnit

From Middle English gnit, gnitte, from Old English *gnitte (“gnit; gnat”), from Proto-West Germanic *gnittā, from Proto-Germanic *gnittǭ, *gnittō (“gnat; midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw, scratch”). Cognate with Low German gnid (“gnit”), German Gnitte, Gnitze (“midge, gnat”). Compare also Danish gnid (“gnat”), Swedish gnet (“nit”), Norwegian gnit (“gnat”), Icelandic gnit, nitur (“gnat”). Related to gnat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

gnit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnit

MLA

“gnit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnit.

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