Where does “braaknoot” come from?
braaknoot (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.
braaknoot (Dutch): nux vomica, poison fruit (fruit)
Definitions
- nux vomica, poison fruit (fruit)
Ancestry of “braaknoot”, step by step
braaknoot traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch noot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | noot | nut; testicle, nut; note |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nōte | nut (fruit) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nutu | nut |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
via English nux vomica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nux vomica | The strychine tree, "Strychnos nux-vomica", an... |
| 2 | Latin | nux | A nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | knuks | nut |