Etymograph

English

Canute

Canute comes from Middle English Canut, and goes back to Old Norse Knútr.

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350Knútr
  2. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400*Canutreconstructed
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Canut
  4. EnglishtodayCanute

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350Knútr
  2. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400*Canutreconstructed
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Canut
  4. EnglishtodayCanute

The story

Inherited from Middle English Canut, from Anglo-Norman *Canut, Kenut (compare Medieval Latin Canūtus), from Old Norse Knútr, possibly originally a byname meaning "knot".

Every English word from Old Norse Knútr

Today it means

name A male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Norse Knútr / Canute

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