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