Where does “knot” come from?

knot (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cnudde, from Old Dutch knotto, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

knot (Dutch): a knot, bun (of hair), skein

Definitions

  1. a knot, bun (of hair), skein

Ancestry of “knot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcnudde—
2Old Dutchknotto—
3Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

Words derived from “knot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old Dutch knotto →