Where does “Zaubernuss” come from?

Zaubernuss (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.

Zaubernuss (German): witch hazel

Definitions

  1. witch hazel

Ancestry of “Zaubernuss”, step by step

Zaubernuss 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 Zauber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZaubermagic; spell
2Middle High Germanzouber—
3Old High Germanzoubar—
4Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →