Where does “nœud” come from?

nœud (French) comes from Old French neu, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

nœud (French): knot; penis; stupid person

Definitions

  1. knot; penis; stupid person

Ancestry of “nœud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchneuknot
2Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
3Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

Words derived from “nœud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →Every word from Latin nōdus →Every word from Old French neu →