Where does “knotted” come from?

knotted (Middle English) comes from Middle English knotten, from Middle English knotte, from Old English cnotta, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

knotted (Middle English): knotted, knotty, tangled; tied, linked; lumpy,...

Definitions

  1. knotted, knotty, tangled; tied, linked; lumpy,...

Ancestry of “knotted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishknottenplural of knotte
2Middle Englishknotteknot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;...
3Old Englishcnottaknot
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

Words derived from “knotted”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old English cnotta →