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Where does “knútr” come from?

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

knútr (Old Norse): knot; hump, protuberance

Definitions

  1. knot; hump, protuberance

Ancestry of “knútr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “knútr”

  • Canute
  • Knutsford
  • Canutian
  • Canutish
  • Knuutila
  • Knuuti
  • Nuutti
  • knut
  • Knut
  • knute
  • knute
  • Knudsen
  • Knud
  • hnútur
  • Knútur
  • hnútafræði
  • æðahnútur
  • Knútr
  • knútur
  • Knútur
  • Knut
  • Knutsen
  • knūter
  • Kunuuti
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