Where does “knouter” come from?
knouter (English) comes from English knout, from French knout, from Russian кнут, from Old East Slavic кнутъ, from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
knouter (English): One who wields a knout, especially a Russian...
Definitions
- One who wields a knout, especially a Russian...
Ancestry of “knouter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | knout | A leather scourge , in the severe version known... |
| 2 | French | knout | knout, scourge; a flogging administered with such... |
| 3 | Russian | кнут | whip, knout, scourge |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | кнутъ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | Knútr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |