Where does “strypknut” come from?

strypknut (Swedish) comes from Swedish Knut, from Old Swedish knūter, from Old Norse Knútr, from Proto-Germanic knuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gnod- — to bind.

strypknut (Swedish): noose

Definitions

  1. noose

Ancestry of “strypknut”, step by step

strypknut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Knut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishKnuta knot (loop, of for example a piece of string)
2Old Swedishknūter—
3Old NorseKnútrknot
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind

via Swedish strypa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrypato strangle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuttô →Every word from Old Norse Knútr →