Etymograph

English

Natmeg

Blend of Nat + nutmeg, named after Nat (Natalie) Sciver-Brunt, who popularized the shot.

A blend of Nat + nutmeg

Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nat ‘sickness, spirit’

Burmese နတ်

English Nat

Middle English notemege

English nutmeg

The story

Blend of Nat + nutmeg, named after Nat (Natalie) Sciver-Brunt, who popularized the shot. A nutmeg is a somewhat similar move in football.

Today it means

noun A shot where the batsman plays the ball between their own legs into the leg side.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Natmeg