Where does “vihjenuotti” come from?
vihjenuotti (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuotti, 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.
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Ancestry of “vihjenuotti”, step by step
vihjenuotti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nuotti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuotti | note; sheet music; pace notes |
| 2 | Swedish | nöt | nut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | nut | nut |
| 4 | Old Norse | hnot | nut |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |