Where does “hnöttur” come from?
hnöttur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse knǫttr, from Proto-Germanic knattuz.
hnöttur (Icelandic): globe, planet
Ancestry of “hnöttur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | knǫttr | sphere, ball, orb |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knattuz | — |
Words derived from “hnöttur”