Where does “Nutterich” come from?
Nutterich (German) comes from German Nutte, 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.
Nutterich (German): male prostitute
Ancestry of “Nutterich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Nutte | whore; prostitute |
| 2 | Middle Low German | nōte | nut |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *hnutu | — |
| 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 |