Where does “naut” come from?

naut (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic nautą, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

naut (Norwegian Nynorsk): past of nyta

Definitions

  1. past of nyta

Ancestry of “naut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenautbull
2Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

Words derived from “naut”

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