Where does “Paranussbaum” come from?

Paranussbaum (German) comes from German Paranuss, 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.

Paranussbaum (German): brazil nut tree

Definitions

  1. brazil nut tree

Ancestry of “Paranussbaum”, step by step

Paranussbaum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Paranuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanParanussbrazil nut
2GermanNussnut
3Old High Germannuznut; use
4Proto-West Germanichnutnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via German baum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbaumtree
2Middle High Germanboumtree
3Old High Germanboumtree, beam
4Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
5Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →