Where does “knotti” come from?

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

knotti (Middle English): Alternative form of knotty

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of knotty

Ancestry of “knotti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “knotti”

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