English
Knox
Knox comes from Scottish Gaelic cnoc ‘round hill’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *knukkos.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*knukkos‘hill’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900cnocc‘hill’
- Scottish Gaelicmoderncnoc‘round hill’
- EnglishtodayKnox
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*knukkos‘hill’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900cnocc‘hill’
- Scottish Gaelicmoderncnoc‘round hill’
- EnglishtodayKnox
Every English word from Proto-Celtic *knukkos
Today it means
name A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *knukkos / Knox