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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *nVdV
Meaning: to tie
Indo-European: *nedh-
Uralic: *ńiδa ( ~ *ńiδä, *ńiδ́a, *ńiδ́ä)
Dravidian: *nāṬ-
References: МССНЯ 364, ОСНЯ 2, 324, ND 1533 *n̄i(ʔu)da ~ *ńi(ʔu)da 'to tie' (+ Chad.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *nedh-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to tie together
Old Indian: náhyati, ptc. naddhá- `to bind, tie'; *nadh- `bond, tie' in pl. nád-bhyas
Germanic: *nis-t-ia- n., *nas-t-iō(n-) f., *nas-t-il-ō- vb., *nast-il-ō f., *nus-t-ō f.
Celtic: *nadm-, *ndske- > OIr nascim `binde, verpflichte', arnenas `I will bind', naidm `das Binden, Vertrag', fornaidm `Band'
Russ. meaning: связывать
References: WP II 328 f (different in Pok.)
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *nistia-n, *nastiō(n), *nastilōn- vb., *nastilō, *nustō
Meaning: tie, thread, etc.
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: nest f. `Nadel, Spange'; nesta f. `Spange'; nist, nisti n. `Heftnadel', nista wk. `zusammenheften', nesta wk. `mit einer Spange festmachen'
Norwegian: neste m. `Spange, Haken', nest m. `lose Naht'; nesta vb.
Old Swedish: OGutn nast `Heftnadel', nestli `Band'
Swedish: nästa vb.
Old Danish: nest(e) `Spange'
Danish: neste `befestigen'
Old English: nos(t)le f. `band'; nestan `spinnen'
Old Frisian: nestle, nesle f. `band om vast te rijgen', nes(t)la `Band'
Old Saxon: nestila f. `Binde, Haarband'
Middle Dutch: nestel(e) `riem, band om kledingstukken samen te rijgen'
Dutch: nestel m.
Old High German: nestilōn 'mit einer Kopfbinde versehen' (9./10.Jh.); { nestilo m. }, nestila f. 'Kopfbinde' (8.Jh.) { `Bandschleife, Schürriemen, Binde' }; nusta f. `Schnalle, Schlinge' (9.Jh.)
Middle High German: nɛsten, nɛsteln wk. `festbinden, schnüren'; nɛstel st. f. 'Bandschleife, Schnürriemen, Binde'
German: nesteln; dial. Nestel { f., m. }
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1460
Proto: *ńiδa ( ~ *ńiδä, *ńiδ́a, *ńiδ́ä)
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to fasten, tie
German meaning: befestigen, heften, binden
Finnish: nito- 'heften, binden'
Estonian: nidu- 'binden, umbinden, bewickeln'
Saam (Lapp): njâđđe- -đ- (N) 'tack or lash (on, together', join together by tacking or sewing; fasten (scythe) on the handle', njatē̊ (L) 'mit einen wenigen weiten Stichen zusammennähen, zusammenheften', ńa̯D̨t̨e- (T), ńȧ̮D̨t̨e- (Kld.), ńȧ̮D̨D̨e- (Ko. Not.) 'binden, annähen'
Mordovian: ńed́a-, ńäd́a- (E) 'sich an etwas anklammern, sich anhängen', ńet́a-, ńät́a- (E) 'anfügen, aufreihen, mit Stricken befestigen', ńed́a- (M) 'zusammenbinden, anheften, anreihen, mit Stricken befestigen'
Khanty (Ostyak): (ńula (V), ńuta (DN), ńǫлa (Kas.) 'zusammen' - in Redei under *ńalV)
Hungarian: (nyaláb 'Bündel, Bund' - in Redei under *ńalV)
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *nāṬ-
Meaning : to fix, settle
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *naḍ-u-/*nāṭ-
Proto-Telugu : *naṭṭ-/*nāḍ-
Notes : Cf. also Konda naṭ-. Maybe two roots.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *naḍ-u-/*nāṭ-
Meaning : to set up, fix, plant
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : naṭu (naṭuv-, naṭṭ-)
Tamil meaning : to set up (as a pillar, pole, mast), plant, set, place, establish (as fame)
Tamil derivates : naṭal planting; naṭukal memorial stone (for eminent person); naṭavu, naṭavai transplantation of seedlings; nāṭṭu (nāṭṭi-) to set up, fix, plant, place in the ground (as a pole), erect, insert, establish (as laws, etc.), establish one in life, create, write (with style on palm leaf); n. position, posture; nāṭṭam establishing
Malayalam : naṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to fix, be fixed, plant, enter, pierce
Malayalam derivates : naṭuvikka, naṭiyikka to get planted or transplanted; naṭu, naṭuval, naṭal planting, transplanting; naṭiccal, naṭīl transplanting; naṭṭi a planted bed; nāṭṭuka to fix in the ground, plant; nāṭṭa, nāṭṭi post
Kannada : naḍu (naṭṭ-), neḍu (neṭṭ-)
Kannada meaning : to fix firmly, stick or fix in the ground, plant, enter, pierce
Kannada derivates : naḍisu, neḍisu to cause to fix in the ground, plant, etc., cause to enter, plant, implant; naḍe fixedly, firmly; neḍige a post or pillar fixed in the ground; neḍe to be fixed or planted; nāṭu, nāṇṭu to get within, enter, be pierced or stuck into (as a thorn), fix in the ground, plant, pierce into; nāṭu planting; depth; nāṭisu to cause to enter, make plant; nāṭi, naṭṭi young plants fit for transplanting
Kodagu : naḍɨ- (naḍɨp-, naṭṭ-)
Kodagu meaning : to plant (post, seeds)
Kodagu derivates : nāṭi act of transplanting
Tulu : naḍiyuni
Tulu meaning : to be planted or transplanted
Tulu derivates : naḍpini, neḍpuni, neḍipini, neḍipuni to plant; naṭṭi, (B-K) neṭṭi planting, transplanting; nāṭa a pole used for a hedge, a pole used for supporting a plantain tree, etc.; ? nāṭuni to affect, impress, move, act upon (as medicine)
Proto-Nilgiri : *naḍ-
Number in DED : 3583
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *naḍ-
Meaning : to fix upright in ground, transplant
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : naṛ- (naṭ-)
Additional forms : Also Kota nāṭy young paddy and ragi plants ready for transplanting
Number in DED : 3583
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *naṭṭ-/*nāḍ-
Meaning : to be settled
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : naṭṭu-konu
Additional forms : Also neṭṭu-konu to become firm; naṭṭu residence, a place; nāṭu, (K also) nā̃ṭu to enter, penetrate, pierce; plant, fix, insert, thrust; n. transplanting; nāṭu-konu to become fixed; nāṭnamu transplantation; nāḍu to enter, penetrate (as an arrow); tr. [1] nārucu, [2] nārcu; (K) āḍu to pierce (as arrows), be fixed, planted
Number in DED : 3583
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