Where does “nut” come from?
nut (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
nut (Old Swedish): nut
Ancestry of “nut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hnot | nut |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |