Where does “kokosneut” come from?

kokosneut (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kokosnoot, from Dutch noot, from Middle Dutch nōte, from Old Dutch nutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

kokosneut (Afrikaans): coconut

Definitions

  1. coconut

Ancestry of “kokosneut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkokosnootcoconut
2Dutchnootnut; testicle, nut; note
3Middle Dutchnōtenut (fruit)
4Old Dutchnutunut
5Proto-West Germanichnutnut
6Proto-Germanichnutsnut
7Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →