Where does “Erdnusskern” come from?
Erdnusskern (German) comes from German Erdnuss, from German Nuss, from Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
Erdnusskern (German): peanut kernel, peanut seed shelled, but not peeled
Definitions
- peanut kernel, peanut seed shelled, but not peeled
Ancestry of “Erdnusskern”, step by step
Erdnusskern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erdnuss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erdnuss | peanut, goober; tiger nut, chufa; earthnut pea |
| 2 | German | Nuss | nut |
| 3 | Old High German | nuz | nut; use |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | 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 |