Nut

German (Berlin)

/nuːt/

noun

Definitions

groove, slit, slot; rabbet
kerf

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German nuot inherited from Old High German nuot (groove) derived from Proto-Germanic *hnōjaną (smooth, join together) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kneh₂-

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

nudge English
nuutata Finnish
nuutti Finnish
nuuttipukki Finnish
*kneh₂- Proto-Indo-European
*hnōjaną Proto-Germanic
nåt Swedish
not Danish
nuot Old High German
nuot Middle High German
*knāyeti Proto-Celtic
not Low German
ἄκνηστις grc-koi