Knútr

See also: knútr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Knútr m

1. 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