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

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “jarðnøt”, step by step

jarðnøt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese nøt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenøtnut
2Old Norsehnotnut
3Proto-Germanichnutsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Faroese jørð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesejørðearth
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →