Where does “ノット” come from?
ノット (Japanese) comes from English knot, from Middle English knotte, from Old English cnotta, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
ノット (Japanese): 浬, 節 a knot: a nautical unit of speed, one...
Definitions
- 浬, 節 a knot: a nautical unit of speed, one...
Ancestry of “ノット”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | knot | A looping of a piece of string or of any other... |
| 2 | Middle English | knotte | knot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;... |
| 3 | Old English | cnotta | knot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |