dénouer
French
verb
Definitions
- to undo (a knot), to unknot
- to untangle, to unravel (a situation)
Etymology
Prefix from French nouer.
Origin
French
nouer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dénouement English
- dénouement French
- nouer French
- noueur French
- renouer French
- énouer French
- desnouement Middle French
- nouer Middle French