Where does “hasselnøtt” come from?

hasselnøtt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nøtt, from Danish nød, from Old Danish nøt, from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic nautą, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

hasselnøtt (Norwegian Bokmål): a hazelnut

Definitions

  1. a hazelnut

Ancestry of “hasselnøtt”, step by step

hasselnøtt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnøtta nut; nut
2Danishnødnut; distress; need, necessity
3Old Danishnøt—
4Old Norsenautbull
5Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via Norwegian Bokmål hassel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhassela hazel
2Old Norsehaslhazel
3Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
4Proto-Celtickosloshazel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nautą →Every word from Old Norse naut →
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