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