knout
The origin and history of knout.
Etymology
It reached English via French knout, from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr ("knot in a cord"). It is a doublet of knot, node, and nodus.
The origin and history of knout.
It reached English via French knout, from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr ("knot in a cord"). It is a doublet of knot, node, and nodus.
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