Where does “nøt” come from?
nøt (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse nót, from Proto-Germanic nōtō, from Proto-Indo-European nōd- — knot, net; knot; net.
nøt (Old Swedish): net, seine
Ancestry of “nøt”, step by step
nøt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse nót
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | nót | a large net |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nōtō | net, seine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nōd- | knot, net; knot; net |
via Old Norse naut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | naut | bull |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nautą | benefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | newd- | to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to... |