Where does “nöt” come from?

nöt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish nut, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nöt (Swedish): nut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...

Definitions

  1. nut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...

Ancestry of “nöt”, step by step

nöt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish nut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishnutnut
2Old Norsehnotnut
3Proto-Germanichnutsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Old Swedish nøt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishnøtnet, seine
2Old Norsenóta large net
3Proto-Germanicnōtōnet, seine
4Proto-Indo-Europeannōd-knot, net; knot; net

via Old High German nāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannāt—
2Proto-GermanicnēdizThat which is sewn; seam; stitch
3Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “nöt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →