Where does “knútur” come from?
knútur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
knútur (Faroese): knot; lump
Ancestry of “knútur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Knútr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |