Where does “knut” come from?
knut (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish knūter, from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.
knut (Swedish): knot; a looping of a piece of string; an exterior...
Definitions
- knot; a looping of a piece of string; an exterior...
Ancestry of “knut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | knūter | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Knútr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |