Where does “knotwork” come from?

knotwork (English) comes from English knot, from Middle English knotte, from Old English cnotta, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

knotwork (English): A design or pattern of interlocking or...

Definitions

  1. A design or pattern of interlocking or...

Ancestry of “knotwork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknotA looping of a piece of string or of any other...
2Middle Englishknotteknot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;...
3Old Englishcnottaknot
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old English cnotta →