Where does “cnotáil” come from?

cnotáil (Irish) comes from Irish cniotáil, from Irish -áil, from Irish fáil, from Old Irish foil, from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Ancestry of “cnotáil”, step by step

cnotáil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cniotáil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcniotáilknit; verbal noun of cniotáil; knitting; knitted...
2Irish-áilsuffix used to form verbal nouns; API; suffix...
3Irishfáilverbal noun of faigh; possession; receipt,...
4Old Irishfoilsty
5Proto-Celticwali-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Irish cnota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcnotaknot, cockade; crest; knot
2EnglishknotA looping of a piece of string or of any other...
3Middle Englishknotteknot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;...
4Old Englishcnottaknot
5Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Irish -áil →Every word from Proto-Celtic wali- →