Where does “nøtteskog” come from?

nøtteskog (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.

nøtteskog (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hazel grove

Definitions

  1. a hazel grove

Ancestry of “nøtteskog”, step by step

nøtteskog 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 skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskogforest, wood
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →
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