nöt

Swedish

/nøːt/

noun
Definitions
  • nut, a hard-shelled seed
  • a difficult problem (hard to crack, like a nut)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish nut inherited from Old Norse hnot (nut) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnuts (nut) derived from Proto-Indo-European *knew- (scrape, scratch, rub).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*knew-

Gloss

scrape, scratch, rub

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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