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Where does “knarr” come from?

knarr (English) comes from English knorr, from Old Norse knǫrr, from Proto-Germanic knarruz — knot.

knarr (English): A kind of Norse merchant ship used by the...

Definitions

  1. A kind of Norse merchant ship used by the...

Ancestry of “knarr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknorrAlternative form of knarr
2Old Norseknǫrrknorr, knarr: a large merchant ship used in...
3Proto-Germanicknarruzknot

Words derived from “knarr”

  • knorr
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