Where does “knots” come from?

knots (Dutch) comes from Dutch knotsgek, from Dutch gek, from Middle Dutch geck — madman.

knots (Dutch): bludgeon, club; bizarre, extremely odd

Definitions

  1. bludgeon, club; bizarre, extremely odd

Ancestry of “knots”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknotsgekbatshit, fucking crazy
2Dutchgekcrazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful
3Middle Dutchgeckmadman

Words derived from “knots”

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