English
knottiness
Knottiness comes from Middle English knottynesse.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500knottynesse
- Englishtodayknottiness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500knottynesse
- Englishtodayknottiness
Formed from knotty + -ness
Proto-Germanic *knuttô ‘knot’
Proto-West Germanic *knottō
Old English cnotta ‘knot’
Middle English knotte ‘knot’
Middle English knotti
English knotty
Every English word from Middle English knottynesse
Today it means
noun The state of being knotty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English knottynesse / knottiness