Where does “knottily” come from?
knottily (English) comes from English knotty, from Middle English knotti, from Middle English knotte, from Old English cnotta, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
knottily (English): In a knotty way
Definitions
- In a knotty way
Ancestry of “knottily”, step by step
knottily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knotty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knotty | Full of knots; Complicated or tricky; complex,... |
| 2 | Middle English | knotti | Alternative form of knotty |
| 3 | Middle English | knotte | knot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;... |
| 4 | Old English | cnotta | knot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |