Where does “Pekannussbaum” come from?

Pekannussbaum (German) comes from German Pekannuss, 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.

Pekannussbaum (German): pecan tree

Definitions

  1. pecan tree

Ancestry of “Pekannussbaum”, step by step

Pekannussbaum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pekannuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPekannusspecan
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 →