Where does “Haarknoten” come from?
Haarknoten (German) comes from German Knoten, from Middle High German knote, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
Haarknoten (German): chignon, bun, topknot
Ancestry of “Haarknoten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Knoten | knot; interchange; vertex, node |
| 2 | Middle High German | knote | — |
| 3 | Old High German | knoto | knot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |