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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
2Latinnōdus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

Words derived from “nœud”

  • supernœud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →