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Where does “knyttynge” come from?

knyttynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English knytten, from Old English cnyttan, from Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic knuttijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

knyttynge (Middle English): The act or state of connection or linkage,...

Definitions

  1. The act or state of connection or linkage,...

Ancestry of “knyttynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishknyttenTo connect or secure; to join something to...
2Old Englishcnyttanto tie; bind; to knot; to knit
3Proto-West Germanic*knuttijan—
4Proto-Germanicknuttijanąto bind into a knot; to tie with a knot
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “knyttynge”

  • knitting
  • knitting
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