Where does “nutting” come from?

nutting (English) comes from English nut, from Middle English nute, from Old English hnutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nutting (English): present participle of nut; Gaining favor or...

Definitions

  1. present participle of nut; Gaining favor or...

Ancestry of “nutting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnutA hard-shelled seed; A piece of metal, usually...
2Middle Englishnute—
3Old Englishhnutunut
4Proto-West Germanichnutnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
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