Where does “paranøtt” come from?

paranøtt (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.

paranøtt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Brazil nut

Definitions

  1. a Brazil nut

Ancestry of “paranøtt”, step by step

paranøtt 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 para

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskparadefinite plural of par
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken-Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew-Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts