Where does “knote” come from?

knote (Middle High German) comes from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

Ancestry of “knote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanknotoknot
2Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

Words derived from “knote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old High German knoto →