Where does “hnöttur” come from?

hnöttur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse knǫttr, from Proto-Germanic knattuz.

hnöttur (Icelandic): globe, planet

Definitions

  1. globe, planet

Ancestry of “hnöttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseknǫttrsphere, ball, orb
2Proto-Germanicknattuz

Words derived from “hnöttur

Every word from Proto-Germanic knattuzEvery word from Old Norse knǫttr