Where does “Nut” come from?

Nut (German) comes from Middle High German nuot, from Old High German nuot, from Proto-Germanic hnōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- — to bite, to gnaw.

Nut (German): groove, slit, slot; rabbet; kerf

Definitions

  1. groove, slit, slot; rabbet; kerf

Ancestry of “Nut”, step by step

Nut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German nuot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannuot
2Old High Germannuotgroove
3Proto-Germanichnōjanąto smooth, join together
4Proto-Indo-Europeankneh₂-to bite, to gnaw

via Egyptian nwt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiannwttown, city; sky; adze

Words derived from “Nut

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