Where does “node” come from?

node (Middle English) comes from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

node (Middle English): lump, swelling; knot, tie

Definitions

  1. lump, swelling; knot, tie

Ancestry of “node”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
2Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

Words derived from “node”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →