Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nuz, from Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate to German Nuss, English nut, Dutch noot.

Noun

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נוס (nusm or f, plural ניס (nis), diminutive ניסל (nisl) or ניסעלע (nisele)

  1. nut