Where does “knut” come from?

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

knut (Polish): knout

Definitions

  1. knout

Ancestry of “knut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкнутwhip, knout, scourge
2Old East Slavicкнутъ—
3Old NorseKnútrknot
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old Norse Knútr →