knot

Dutch (Brabantic)

/knɔt/

noun
Definitions
  • A knot, bun (of hair), skein
  • The top or crest (with messy branches) of certain woody plants, notably willows
  • A flax seed box
  • (dialect) A marble to play with
  • A prank, joke

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch cnudde inherited from Old Dutch *knotto derived from Proto-Germanic *knuttan-.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*knuttan-

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