Where does “kokosnøtt” come from?

kokosnøtt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kokos, from German Kokos, from Spanish cocos, from Spanish coco, from Russian коко́с, from Portuguese cocos, from Portuguese coco, from Late Latin coccum — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

kokosnøtt (Norwegian Bokmål): a coconut fruit of the coconut palm

Definitions

  1. a coconut fruit of the coconut palm

Ancestry of “kokosnøtt”, step by step

kokosnøtt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kokos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkokoscoconut; a coconut; a coconut palm
2GermanKokosthe flesh of the coconut; its taste; coir; the...
3Spanishcocosplural of coco
4Spanishcocococonut; testicle; bogeyman
5Russianкоко́сcoconut
6Portuguesecocosplural of coco
7Portuguesecocococonut
8Late Latincoccumkernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;...
9Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

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...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκοςEvery word from Late Latin coccumEvery word from Portuguese coco