Where does “кнут” come from?
кнут (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic кнутъ, from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
кнут (Russian): whip, knout, scourge
Ancestry of “кнут”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | кнутъ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Knútr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |
Words derived from “кнут”