Where does “nuutti” come from?

nuutti (Finnish) comes 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.

nuutti (Finnish): crease

Definitions

  1. crease

Ancestry of “nuutti”, step by step

nuutti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nut

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

via Old Norse Knútr

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

Words derived from “nuutti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnōjaną →Every word from Old High German nuot →