Where does “eorþhnutu” come from?

eorþhnutu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic erþōhnuts, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

eorþhnutu (Old English): earthnut

Definitions

  1. earthnut

Ancestry of “eorþhnutu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eorþhnutu”

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