Where does “knut” come from?

knut (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.

knut (Serbo-Croatian): knout

Definitions

  1. knout

Ancestry of “knut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnuteknout
2Russianкнутwhip, knout, scourge
3Old East Slavicкнутъ—
4Old NorseKnútrknot
5Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old Norse Knútr →