Where does “knöyt” come from?

knöyt (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse knýta, from Proto-Germanic knuttijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

knöyt (Westrobothnian): to knot, tie

Definitions

  1. to knot, tie

Ancestry of “knöyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseknýta—
2Proto-Germanicknuttijanąto bind into a knot; to tie with a knot
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →