Where does “noot” come from?

noot (Dutch) comes 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.

noot (Dutch): nut; testicle, nut; note

Definitions

  1. nut; testicle, nut; note

Ancestry of “noot”, step by step

noot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch nōte

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

via Proto-Germanic nautą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

Words derived from “noot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →