Where does “кнутъ” come from?

кнутъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

Ancestry of “кнутъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “кнутъ”

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