Where does “hnetubrjótur” come from?

hnetubrjótur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hneta, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

hnetubrjótur (Icelandic): nutcracker

Definitions

  1. nutcracker

Ancestry of “hnetubrjótur”, step by step

hnetubrjótur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hneta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnetanut
2Old Norsehnotnut
3Proto-Germanichnutsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Icelandic brjótur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrjóturbreaker, cracker
2Icelandicbrjótato break; to fold
3Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →