Where does “nøtt” come from?

nøtt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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...

nøtt (Norwegian Bokmål): a nut; nut

Definitions

  1. a nut; nut

Ancestry of “nøtt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nøtt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nautą →Every word from Old Norse naut →