Where does “Paranuss” come from?

Paranuss (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.

Paranuss (German): brazil nut

Definitions

  1. brazil nut

Ancestry of “Paranuss”, step by step

Paranuss 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 Para

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanParascrilla, dough, dosh, money
2Turkishparamoney
3Ottoman Turkishپارهpiece, part, morsel; cannon shot; coin, money
4Persianپارهpiece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn...
5Middle Persianpʾlk'piece, part, portion

Words derived from “Paranuss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →