"gnit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gnits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From Middle English gnit, gnitte, from Old English *gnitte (“gnit; gnat”), from Proto-West Germanic *gnittā, 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gnit}} Middle English gnit, {{inh|en|ang|*gnitte|t=gnit; gnat}} Old English *gnitte (“gnit; gnat”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*gnittā}} Proto-West Germanic *gnittā, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*gnittǭ|t=gnat; midge}} Proto-Germanic *gnittǭ (“gnat; midge”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰneHdʰn-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, {{cog|nds|gnid||gnit}} Low German gnid (“gnit”), {{cog|de|Gnitte}} German Gnitte, {{cog|da|gnid||gnat}} Danish gnid (“gnat”), {{cog|sv|gnet||nit}} Swedish gnet (“nit”), {{cog|no|gnit||gnat}} Norwegian gnit (“gnat”), {{cog|is|gnit}} Icelandic gnit Head templates: {{en-noun}} gnit (plural gnits)
  1. A gnat. Categories (lifeform): Dipterans
    Sense id: en-gnit-en-noun-L8QvqjqC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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