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

Definitions

  1. a knot

Ancestry of “knute”, step by step

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

Words derived from “knute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old Norse Knútr →