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Where does “nutu” come from?

nutu (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “nutu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nutu”

  • Nuute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →