Where does “hnot” come from?
hnot (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
hnot (Old Norse): nut
Ancestry of “hnot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
Words derived from “hnot”