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Where does “kutta” come from?

kutta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kutjaną — to cut.

Ancestry of “kutta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut

Words derived from “kutta”

  • cut
  • cutting
  • cutter
  • shortcut
  • cutoff
  • haircut
  • woodcut
  • cutthroat
  • woodcutter
  • cutaway
  • crosscut
  • cutback
  • pointcut
  • uppercut
  • recut
  • intercut
  • cutworm
  • precut
  • stonecutter
  • cutover
  • cutwater
  • woodcutting
  • cuttingly
  • cutty
Every word from Proto-Germanic kutjaną →