Where does “nût” come from?

nût (Friulian) comes from Dutch noot, from Middle Dutch nōte, from Old Dutch nutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nût (Friulian): naked, nude, bare

Definitions

  1. naked, nude, bare

Ancestry of “nût”, step by step

nût traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch noot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnootnut; testicle, nut; note
2Middle Dutchnōtenut (fruit)
3Old Dutchnutunut
4Proto-West Germanichnutnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Latin nūdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūdusunclothed, nude, naked
2Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
3Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →