Where does “knute” come from?
knute (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
knute (Norwegian Nynorsk): a knot
Ancestry of “knute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Knútr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |