Where does “jarðnøt” come from?
jarðnøt (Faroese) comes from Faroese nøt, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
jarðnøt (Faroese): peanut
Ancestry of “jarðnøt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | nøt | nut |
| 2 | Old Norse | hnot | nut |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |