Where does “knøttur” come from?
knøttur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse knǫttr, from Proto-Germanic knattuz.
knøttur (Faroese): sphere, ball, orb; button
Definitions
- sphere, ball, orb; button
Ancestry of “knøttur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | knǫttr | sphere, ball, orb |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knattuz | — |