Where does “nuotan” come from?

nuotan (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuotta, from Proto-Finnic nootta, from Proto-Germanic nōtō, from Proto-Indo-European nōd- — knot, net; knot; net.

nuotan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of nuotta

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of nuotta

Ancestry of “nuotan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuottaseine
2Proto-Finnicnoottaseine
3Proto-Germanicnōtōnet, seine
4Proto-Indo-Europeannōd-knot, net; knot; net
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nōd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nōtō →Every word from Proto-Finnic nootta →