Where does “knøtt” come from?

knøtt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Proto-Germanic gnattaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneHdʰn-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰen- — to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind; to gnaw; bite;...

knøtt (Norwegian Nynorsk): something tiny

Definitions

  1. something tiny

Ancestry of “knøtt”, step by step

knøtt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gnattaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicgnattazA bite or scratch; A biting insect; mosquito
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰneHdʰn-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰen-to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind; to gnaw; bite;...

via Old Norse knǫttr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseknǫttrsphere, ball, orb
2Proto-Germanicknattuz—

Words derived from “knøtt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneHdʰn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnattaz →