Knoten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German knote, knode, from Old High German knoto, knodo. The two forms are probably variants based on Grammatischer Wechsel. The form with -t- (from Proto-Germanic *-d-) was predominant in East Central German, that with -d- (from Proto-Germanic *-þ-) in Upper German. Incidentally, this situation explains the lengthened vowel in the standardized form (lengthening being blocked before -t- in Upper German, but not in Central German). Neither German form can be derived directly from Proto-Germanic *knuttô, whence Middle High German knotze and English knot, though a relation is very likely.
The senses “journeyman”, “person (of some quality)” are probably due, at least in part, to conflation with Middle Low German genôte (“mate, companion”), cognate of German Genosse. Alongside, there is a common tendency of referring to people, especially children, with words for thick, plump, or inflated objects (compare e.g. Balg).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKnoten m (strong, genitive Knotens, plural Knoten, diminutive Knötchen n)
- knot (looping)
- knot (swelling)
- (Austria) interchange (motorway junction)
- (nautical) knot (unit of speed)
- (graph theory) vertex, node
- (obsolete, derogatory) craftsman; journeyman; farmhand
- (in compounds) a person of some specified quality or practice; chiefly in Furzknoten, but sometimes other colloquial formations
Declension
editSynonyms
edit- (interchange): Dreieck; Autobahndreieck; Kreuz; Autobahnkreuz
- (in graph theory): Ecke
Hyponyms
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editFurther reading
edit- “Knoten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Knoten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Knoten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Knoten” in Duden online
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