Where does “nautreki” come from?

nautreki (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic nautą, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

nautreki (Old Norse): a herdsman, drover

Definitions

  1. a herdsman, drover

Ancestry of “nautreki”, step by step

nautreki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse naut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenautbull
2Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via Old Norse *reki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse*rekiruler, chief
2Proto-Germanicrekôruler, chief; king; rake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nautą →Every word from Old Norse naut →