Knútr

See also: knútr

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse knútr (“knot”), originally a byname.

Proper noun

Knútr m

a male given name

Derived terms

knýtlingar

Descendants

Icelandic: Knútur
Faroese: Knútur
Norwegian: Knut
Swedish: Knut
Danish: Knud
- → Greenlandic: Kunuuti
→ Anglo-Norman: *Canut, Kenut
- → Middle English: Canut
  - English: Canute
- → Medieval Latin: Canūtus
  - → Italian: Canuto
  - → Portuguese: Canuto
  - → Spanish: Canuto

References

Knut; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN

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