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Etymology of the English word nut

the English word nut
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khnut-

Derivations in English

beechnut, bladdernut, breadnut, candlenut, coconut, doughnut, gallnut, groundnut, hognut, nutcracker, nutgall, nutlet, nutmeat, nutpick, nutter, nutting, nutty, thumbnut, bitternut, peanut, earthnut, nutbrown, nuthatch, nutshell, nutted

Cognates

Dutch noot, Dutch noteren, English note, French note, French noter, German Note, German notieren, German nuscheln, Icelandic nóta, Icelandic hnot, Italian nota, Italian notare, Latin notare, Norwegian notere, Spanish notar, Swedish not, Swedish notera, Swedish nöt

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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