Where does “Canut” come from?

Canut (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

Ancestry of “Canut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseKnútrknot
2Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old Norse Knútr →