Where does “noeud” come from?

noeud (Norman) comes from Old French neu, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

noeud (Norman): knot

Definitions

  1. knot

Ancestry of “noeud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchneuknot
2Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
3Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →Every word from Latin nōdus →Every word from Old French neu →