Where does “кнут” come from?

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

кнут (Serbo-Croatian): knout

Definitions

knout

Ancestry of “кнут”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Knute	knout
2	Russian	кнут	whip, knout, scourge
3	Old East Slavic	кнутъ	—
4	Old Norse	Knútr	knot
5	Proto-Germanic	knuttô	a knot
6	Proto-Indo-European	gnod-	to bind

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