Where does “kokusnøt” come from?

kokusnøt (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.

kokusnøt (Faroese): coconut

Definitions

  1. coconut

Ancestry of “kokusnøt”, step by step

kokusnøt 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 kokus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekokus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →