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Where does “Nuutti” come from?

Nuutti (Finnish) comes from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

Ancestry of “Nuutti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseKnútr—
2Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

Words derived from “Nuutti”

  • Knuuti
  • Knuutila
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