note

Scots

noun

Definitions

use; benefit
necessity; occasion
business; employment
task; duty
purpose; function; office

Etymology

Derived from Middle English not derived from Old English notu (use, utility, enjoyment, advantage, benefit, profit) derived from Proto-Germanic *nutō (enjoyment, use, utilisation).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*nutō

Gloss

enjoyment, use, utilisation

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

not English
*newd- Proto-Indo-European
*nutō Proto-Germanic
*nutōną Proto-Germanic
notu Old English
nāwiht Old English
nōht Old English
not Middle English
noteful Middle English
nuz Old High German
nutzen Middle High German
nützan Cimbrian