Where does “beknotted” come from?
beknotted (English) comes from English knotted, from Middle English knotted, from Middle English knotten, from Middle English knotte, from Old English cnotta, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
beknotted (English): Knotted again and again; covered with knots
Definitions
- Knotted again and again; covered with knots
Ancestry of “beknotted”, step by step
beknotted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knotted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knotted | Full of knots; knotty; Tied in knots; Tangled,... |
| 2 | Middle English | knotted | knotted, knotty, tangled; tied, linked; lumpy,... |
| 3 | Middle English | knotten | plural of knotte |
| 4 | Middle English | knotte | knot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;... |
| 5 | Old English | cnotta | knot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |