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Where does “nuot” come from?

nuot (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hnōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- — to bite, to gnaw.

nuot (Old High German): groove

Definitions

  1. groove

Ancestry of “nuot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichnōjanąto smooth, join together
2Proto-Indo-Europeankneh₂-to bite, to gnaw

Words derived from “nuot”

  • Nut
  • nuutti
  • nuutata
  • nuuttaus
  • not
  • nuot
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