Where does “Macadamianuss” come from?

Macadamianuss (German) comes 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.

Macadamianuss (German): macadamia (nut)

Definitions

  1. macadamia (nut)

Ancestry of “Macadamianuss”, step by step

Macadamianuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNussnut
2Old High Germannuznut; use
3Proto-West Germanichnutnut
4Proto-Germanichnutsnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via German Macadamia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMacadamia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken-Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew-Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts