neat English · revision 13476

− It is borrowed from Anglo-French neit, [[bor|fro|net|t=clear, pure]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from Latin [[m|la|nitidus|t=gleaming, elegant, trim]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from nitēre, to shine,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) cognate with Middle Irish nīam, radiance, and Old Persian naiba-, beautiful.^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) [[net]], left after deductions, was originally a variant of neat.^(Cresswell 2021)^(NODE 1998)

− It is [[inh|ang|nēat|t=ox, beast, animal]] (before 830),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*nautą]], a thing of value, possession,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) cognate with Old Saxon nōt, Old High German nōz and Old Norse naut,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) and related to Old English nēotan and German geniessen, to use, enjoy,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) and Lithuanian naudà, use, profit.^(Barnhart 1988)