nuz

See also: nuż and nůž

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, whence also Old English hnutu, Old Norse hnot. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

Noun

nuz f

1. nut

Descendants

• Middle High German: nuz
  • Alemannic German: Nuss
  • German: Nuss
  • Hunsrik: Nuss
  • Luxembourgish: Noss
  • Pennsylvania German: Nuss
  • Yiddish: נוס (nus)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *nutu, from Proto-Germanic *nutō, cognate to Old English notu. Related to the verb niozan.

Noun

nuz m

1. use

Descendants

• Middle High German:
  • German: Nutzen
• Yiddish: נוץ (nuts)