Where does “Knudsen” come from?

Knudsen (Danish) comes from Danish Knud, from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

Ancestry of “Knudsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishKnud—
2Old NorseKnútrknot
3Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old Norse Knútr →