Where does “hasselnøtt” come from?

hasselnøtt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nøtt, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

hasselnøtt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hazelnut

Definitions

  1. a hazelnut

Ancestry of “hasselnøtt”, step by step

hasselnøtt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk nøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknøtta nut; nut
2Old Norsehnotnut
3Proto-Germanichnutsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Norwegian Nynorsk hassel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhassela hazel
2Old Norsehaslhazel
3Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
4Proto-Celtickosloshazel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →