Where does “apennoot” come from?

apennoot (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.

apennoot (Dutch): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “apennoot”, step by step

apennoot 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 aap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchaapA monkey, ape, simian; any member of the...
2Middle Dutchāpe—
3Old Saxonapoape
4Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
5Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →