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

Definitions

  1. varicose vein

Ancestry of “æðahnútur”, step by step

æðahnútur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hnútur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnúturknot; vertex
2Old NorseKnútrknot
3Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

via Icelandic æð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæða vein, a blood vessel; a vessel, a ship, a...
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old Norse Knútr →