nichte

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nift, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz.

Noun

nichte f

1. female relative
   1. female cousin
   2. niece
   3. granddaughter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: nicht
• Limburgish: nich

Further reading

• “nichte”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nichte (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I