gnat
Middle English
/ɡnat/
noun
Definitions
- A gnat or similar insect.
- Something of little worth or importance.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English gnætt (midge, gnat, mosquito) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz (gnat).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gnattaz
Gloss
gnat
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gnat English
- gnat-strainer English
- gnatcatcher English
- gnateater English
- gnatlike English
- gnatling English
- gnatty English
- gnatworm English
- gnatwren English
- *gʰneHdʰn- Proto-Indo-European
- *gnattaz Proto-Germanic
- gnætt Old English