Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knuttô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gnod- (“to bind”). Cognate with Latin nōdus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknut.tɔːː/

Noun

*knuttô m

a knot

Inflection

neuter an-stemDeclension of *knuttô (neuter an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*knuttô	*knuttōnō
vocative	*knuttô	*knuttōnō
accusative	*knuttô	*knuttōnō
genitive	*knuttiniz	*knuttanǫ̂
dative	*knuttini	*knuttammaz
instrumental	*knuttinē	*knuttammiz

Descendants

Old English: cnotta
- Middle English: knotte, knote, knott, knot, cnotte, cnot, notte
  - English: knot
  - Scots: knot
Old Frisian: knotta
- Saterland Frisian: Knöt, Knät
- West Frisian: knotte
Old Saxon: knotto
- Middle Low German: knotte, knutte
  - German Low German: Knütt, Knütte
Old Dutch: *knotto
- Middle Dutch: cnote, cnotte, cnudde
  - Dutch: knot
Old High German: knoto, *knozzo, knodo, chnodo
- Middle High German: knotze, knote, knode
  - Alemannic German: Chnode
  - German: Knoten
Old Norse: knútr
- Icelandic: hnútur
- Faroese: knútur
- Norwegian: knute
- Swedish: knut
- Danish: knude
- ⇒ Old Norse: Knútr
  - Icelandic: Knútur
  - Faroese: Knútur
  - Norwegian: Knut
  - Swedish: Knut
  - Danish: Knud
  - → English: Canute
- → Old East Slavic: кнутъ (knutŭ)
  - Russian: кнут (knut)
    - → French: knout
      - → English: knout
    - → German: Knute
      - → Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic: кну̏т
        Latin: knȕt
    - → Greek: κνούτο (knoúto)
    - → Plautdietsch: Knutt

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