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Where does “Kunuuti” come from?

Kunuuti (Greenlandic) comes from Danish Knud, from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

Ancestry of “Kunuuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishKnud—
2Old NorseKnútr—
3Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

Words derived from “Kunuuti”

  • Kunuunnguaq
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →