English
locknit
From lock + knit; originally a trademark.
Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘to bend’
Proto-Germanic *luką
Proto-West Germanic *lok ‘shutter’
Old English loc
Middle English lok
English lock
Proto-Germanic *knuttô ‘a knot’
Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną ‘to bind into a knot’
Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan ‘to bind into a knot, tie with a knot’
Old English cnyttan ‘to tie’
Middle English knytten ‘to attach or close with a knot’
English knit
Today it means
noun A warp-knitted fabric with an interlocking stitch that resists runs, offers good elasticity and has dimensional stability.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / locknit