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Where does “nuotti” come from?

nuotti (Finnish) comes from Swedish nöt, from Old Swedish nut, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nuotti (Finnish): note; sheet music; pace notes

Definitions

  1. note; sheet music; pace notes

Ancestry of “nuotti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnötnut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...
2Old Swedishnutnut
3Old Norsehnotnut
4Proto-Germanichnutsnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nuotti”

  • nuotinnos
  • nuottiviivasto
  • puolinuotti
  • nuotisto
  • nuottiavain
  • nuottiviiva
  • nuotintaa
  • kokonuotti
  • nuottiteline
  • nuotitus
  • nuotillinen
  • nuotittaa
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