English
knarr
Knarr comes from Old Norse knǫrr ‘merchant ship’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *knarruz ‘knot (in wood)’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*knarruz‘knot (in wood)’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350knǫrr‘merchant ship’
- Englishearliest quotation 1954knarr
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*knarruz‘knot (in wood)’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350knǫrr‘merchant ship’
- Englishearliest quotation 1954knarr
Earliest quotation: 1954, Motor Boating: “This summer, one of these Knarrs is being delivered…”
Linked words
through Old Norse knǫrr ‘merchant ship’
Today it means
noun A kind of Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *knarruz / knarr