Where does “cashewnoot” come from?

cashewnoot (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.

cashewnoot (Dutch): cashew nut

Definitions

  1. cashew nut

Ancestry of “cashewnoot”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →