Where does “aardnoot” come from?

aardnoot (Dutch) comes 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.

aardnoot (Dutch): A peanut, a crusted legume resembling a nut and...

Definitions

  1. A peanut, a crusted legume resembling a nut and...

Ancestry of “aardnoot”, step by step

aardnoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch noot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnootnut; testicle, nut; note
2Middle Dutchnōtenut (fruit)
3Old Dutchnutunut
4Proto-West Germanichnutnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Dutch aarde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardeearth, soil, ground; earth, ground
2Middle Dutcherdethe Earth; soil, ground
3Old Dutcherthaearth
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →