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Where does “knottedness” come from?

knottedness (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.

knottedness (English): The condition of being knotted

Definitions

  1. The condition of being knotted

Ancestry of “knottedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknottedFull of knots; knotty; Tied in knots; Tangled,...
2Middle Englishknottedknotted, knotty, tangled; tied, linked; lumpy,...
3Middle Englishknottenplural of knotte
4Middle Englishknotteknot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;...
5Old Englishcnottaknot
6Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
7Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

Words derived from “knottedness”

  • unknottedness
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