Where does “valnøt” come from?

valnøt (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.

valnøt (Faroese): walnut

Definitions

  1. walnut

Ancestry of “valnøt”, step by step

valnøt 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 val

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevalchoice; election; quality
2Old Norsevalchoice
3Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →