Where does “knout” come from?
knout (French) comes from Russian кнут, from Old East Slavic кнутъ, from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
knout (French): knout, scourge; a flogging administered with such...
Definitions
- knout, scourge; a flogging administered with such...
Ancestry of “knout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кнут | whip, knout, scourge |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | кнутъ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | Knútr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |
Words derived from “knout”