Where does “erthenote” come from?

erthenote (Middle English) comes from Old English eorþhnutu, from Proto-Germanic erþōhnuts, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “erthenote”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erthenote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →