Where does “nøtt” come from?

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

nøtt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a nut; nut

Definitions

  1. a nut; nut

Ancestry of “nøtt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nøtt”

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