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Where does “Knútr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Knútr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Knútr”

  • Canute
  • Knutsford
  • Canutish
  • Canutian
  • Knuuti
  • Nuutti
  • Knuutila
  • Knut
  • Knud
  • Knudsen
  • Knútur
  • Knútur
  • Knutsen
  • Knut
  • Kunuuti
  • Kunuut
  • Kunuunnguaq
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