knoto

See also: knöto

Old High German

Alternative forms

• knodo, chnodo

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knuppô (“lump, clod”), related to *knappô (“knob”), *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). See also Old English cnotta, Dutch knot.

Noun

knoto m

1. knot

Declension

Declension of knoto (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	knoto	knoton, knotun
accusative	knoton, knotun	knoton, knotun
genitive	knoten, knotin	knotōno
dative	knoten, knotin	knotōm, knotōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: knote, knode
  • Alemannic German: Chnode
  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: khnòtto, khnott (Luserna)

    Mòcheno: knott

  • German: Knoten