Where does “nod” come from?

nod (Welsh) comes from English node, from Middle English node, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

nod (Welsh): mark, brand; aim, objective, goal; node

Definitions

  1. mark, brand; aim, objective, goal; node

Ancestry of “nod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnodeA knot, knob, protuberance or swelling; The point...
2Middle Englishnodelump, swelling; knot, tie
3Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

Words derived from “nod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →Every word from Latin nōdus →Every word from Middle English node →