Where does “æðahnútur” come from?
æðahnútur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hnútur, from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
æðahnútur (Icelandic): varicose vein
Ancestry of “æðahnútur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | hnútur | knot; vertex |
| 2 | Old Norse | Knútr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |