Where does “Nuss” come from?

Nuss (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Nuss (Pennsylvania German): nut

Definitions

  1. nut

Ancestry of “Nuss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannuznut; use
2Proto-West Germanichnutnut
3Proto-Germanichnutsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →