gnat
English
/næt/
noun
Definitions
- Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gnat inherited from Old English gnætt (midge, gnat, mosquito) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz (gnat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰen- (grind, bite, scratch, gnaw).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰen-
Gloss
grind, bite, scratch, gnaw
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- catcher English
- eater English
- gnat-strainer English
- gnatcatcher English
- gnateater English
- gnatlike English
- gnatling English
- gnatty English
- gnatworm English
- gnatwren English
- strainer English
- worm English
- wren English
- *gʰen- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰneHdʰn- Proto-Indo-European
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- *gnattaz Proto-Germanic
- *gnittaz Proto-Germanic
- *gnittǭ Proto-Germanic
- gnætt Old English
- gnat Middle English