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

Definitions

  1. whip, knout, scourge

Ancestry of “кнут”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкнутъ—
2Old NorseKnútrknot
3Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

Words derived from “кнут”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old Norse Knútr →