Where does “Nutte” come from?
Nutte (German) comes from Middle Low German nōte, from Old Saxon *hnutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
Nutte (German): whore; prostitute
Definitions
- whore; prostitute
Ancestry of “Nutte”, step by step
Nutte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German nōte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | nōte | nut |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *hnutu | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
via Middle Low German not
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | not | — |