An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Nute

by Friedrich Kluge

Nute, f., from the equiv. MidHG. nuot, f., ‘joint, groove’; allied to OHG. hnuo, nuoa, ‘groove,’ as well as OHG. nuoil, MidHG. nuowel, nüejel, ‘groove, plane,’ nuotîsen, ‘iron of a groove plane.’ MidHG. nüejen, vb. (OHG. nuoen, from *hnôjan, ‘to smooth, fit exactly,’ also belongs to a Teut. root hnô.