nichte

== Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *nift, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz. === Noun === nichte f female relative female cousin niece granddaughter ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== nifte ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: nicht, (obsolete, Holland) nift, nifteAfrikaans: 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