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.

Alternative forms

• nifte

Descendants

• Dutch: nicht, (obsolete, Holland) nift, nifte
  • Afrikaans: niggie (from the Hollandic diminutive nichie)
  • Negerhollands: nechi, nechtje, negje
• Limburgish: nich
• → West Frisian: nicht

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