Where does “knotte” come from?
knotte (Middle English) comes from Old English cnotta, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
knotte (Middle English): knot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;...
Definitions
- knot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;...
Ancestry of “knotte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | cnotta | knot |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |
Words derived from “knotte”