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Where does “naut” come from?

naut (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic nautą, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

naut (Icelandic): bull; first/third-person singular active past...

Definitions

  1. bull; first/third-person singular active past...

Ancestry of “naut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenautbull
2Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

Words derived from “naut”

  • nautakjöt
  • nautahakk
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