knit
English
/ˈnɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
- (figuratively) To join closely and firmly together.
- (intransitive) To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
- (intransitive) To grow together.
- (transitive) To combine from various elements.
- (intransitive) Of bones: to heal following a fracture.
- (transitive) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
- (transitive) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English knitten inherited from Old English cnyttan (knit, bind, add, tie, append, fasten) inherited from Proto-Germanic *knutjaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*knutjaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- along English
- back English
- beknit English
- bone English
- enknit English
- hand English
- handknit English
- inknit English
- interknit English
- knitaholic English
- knitalong English
- knitathon English
- knitback English
- knitbone English
- knitlike English
- knitster English
- knittability English
- knittable English
- knitter English
- knittest English
- knitteth English
- knitting English
- knitwear English
- knitwise English
- knitwork English
- nodus English
- outknit English
- reknit English
- tight English
- tight-knit English
- tightknit English
- unknit English
- unknittable English
- work English
- yoghurt-knitter English
- necto Latin
- nodus Latin
- nudo Spanish, Castilian
- *gned- Proto-Indo-European
- knytte Norwegian Bokmål
- *knuitan Proto-Germanic
- *knutjaną Proto-Germanic
- *knuttijaną Proto-Germanic
- ニット Japanese
- knyta Norwegian Nynorsk
- knyte Norwegian Nynorsk
- becnyttan Old English
- cnyttan Old English
- gecnyttan Old English
- uncnyttan Old English
- *beknitten Middle English
- inknitten Middle English
- knitten Middle English
- knytten Middle English
- knytter Middle English
- knyttynge Middle English
- unknitten Middle English
- cniotáil Irish
- knýta Old Norse
- neu Old French
- noo Old Portuguese
- knyta Old Swedish
- knöyt Westrobothnian
- nuedu Asturian
- nitha Xhosa
- noud Bourguignon
- work
- bone
- back
- hand
- along
- tight
- nodus
- enknit
- inknit
- unknit
- reknit
- beknit
- knitter
- outknit
- handknit
- knitster
- knitlike
- knitback
- knitting
- knitbone
- knitteth
- knittest
- knitwear
- knitwork
- knitwise
- knitathon
- knitalong
- tightknit
- knittable
- interknit
- tight-knit
- knitaholic
- unknittable
- knittability
- yoghurt-knitter