Where does “Paradiesnuss” come from?
Paradiesnuss (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.
Paradiesnuss (German): paradise nut
Definitions
- paradise nut
Ancestry of “Paradiesnuss”, step by step
Paradiesnuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nuss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nuss | nut |
| 2 | Old High German | nuz | nut; use |
| 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 German Paradies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Paradies | paradise; atrium |
| 2 | Middle High German | paradīs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | paradīs | — |
| 4 | Latin | paradīsum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράδεισος | the garden owned by the Persian nobility;... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | paridayĵah | circular boundary wall; place enclosed by a circular boundary wall |