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Where does “knittable” come from?

knittable (English) comes from English knit, from Middle English knytten, from Old English cnyttan, from Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic knuttijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

knittable (English): That can be knitted or used as material for...

Definitions

  1. That can be knitted or used as material for...

Ancestry of “knittable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknitTo turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by...
2Middle EnglishknyttenTo connect or secure; to join something to...
3Old Englishcnyttanto tie; bind; to knot; to knit
4Proto-West Germanic*knuttijan—
5Proto-Germanicknuttijanąto bind into a knot; to tie with a knot
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “knittable”

  • unknittable
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