Where does “beknottedness” come from?
beknottedness (English) comes from English beknotted, 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.
beknottedness (English): The measure or degree to which a knot is...
Definitions
- The measure or degree to which a knot is...
Ancestry of “beknottedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beknotted | Knotted again and again; covered with knots |
| 2 | English | knotted | Full of knots; knotty; Tied in knots; Tangled,... |
| 3 | Middle English | knotted | knotted, knotty, tangled; tied, linked; lumpy,... |
| 4 | Middle English | knotten | plural of knotte |
| 5 | Middle English | knotte | knot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;... |
| 6 | Old English | cnotta | knot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |