Where does “kællingeknude” come from?

kællingeknude (Danish) comes from Danish kælling, from Old Norse kerling, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kællingeknude (Danish): granny knot

Definitions

  1. granny knot

Ancestry of “kællingeknude”, step by step

kællingeknude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kælling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkællingbitch; an old woman
2Old Norsekerlingwoman, wife; old woman
3Old NorseKarlman
4Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Danish knude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishknudeknot; node
2Old Danishknutæ—
3Old NorseKnútrknot
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →