gnit

English

Etymology

From Middle English gnit, gnitte, from Old English *gnitte (“gnit; gnat”), from Proto-Germanic *gnittǭ (“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.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

gnit (plural gnits)

A gnat.

Anagrams

GTIN, Ting, ting

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