Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “knoto” come from?

knoto (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

knoto (Old High German): knot

Definitions

  1. knot

Ancestry of “knoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

Words derived from “knoto”

  • Autobahnknoten
  • Fruchtknoten
  • Knoten
  • Haarknoten
  • Knotenschrift
  • knode
  • knote
  • Knuet
  • knöta
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