Where does “knotter” come from?
knotter (English) comes from English knot, from Middle English knotte, from Old English cnotta, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
knotter (English): A person who makes knots; A machine or device...
Definitions
- A person who makes knots; A machine or device...
Ancestry of “knotter”, step by step
knotter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knot | A looping of a piece of string or of any other... |
| 2 | Middle English | knotte | knot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;... |
| 3 | Old English | cnotta | knot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |