Where does “hnoða” come from?
hnoða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hnoða, from Proto-Germanic hneu-þ-, from Proto-Indo-European knew-t-.
hnoða (Icelandic): woollen ball; to rivet; to knead
Definitions
- woollen ball; to rivet; to knead
Ancestry of “hnoða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hnoða | to rivet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hneu-þ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | knew-t- | — |