Where does “נוס” come from?
נוס (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German nuz, 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.
נוס (Yiddish): nut
Ancestry of “נוס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | nuz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nuz | nut; use |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |