Where does “jarðhneta” come from?

jarðhneta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse jarðhnot, from Proto-Germanic erþōhnuts, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

jarðhneta (Icelandic): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “jarðhneta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejarðhnotearth nut
2Proto-Germanicerþōhnutsearthnut
3Proto-Germanichnutsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →