Where does “nuuttaus” come from?

nuuttaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuutata, from Finnish nuutti, from German Nut, from Middle High German nuot, from Old High German nuot, from Proto-Germanic hnōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- — to bite, to gnaw.

nuuttaus (Finnish): creasing

Definitions

  1. creasing

Ancestry of “nuuttaus”, step by step

nuuttaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuutata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuutatato crease
2Finnishnuutticrease
3GermanNutgroove, slit, slot; rabbet; kerf
4Middle High Germannuot—
5Old High Germannuotgroove
6Proto-Germanichnōjanąto smooth, join together
7Proto-Indo-Europeankneh₂-to bite, to gnaw

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnōjaną →Every word from Old High German nuot →