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Where does “Afennoss” come from?

Afennoss (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Noss, 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.

Afennoss (Luxembourgish): monkey nut, peanut

Definitions

  1. monkey nut, peanut

Ancestry of “Afennoss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishNossnut
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →