Knoten

German de: Etymology From de gmh knote, gmh knode, from de goh knoto, goh knodo. The two forms are probably variants based on Grammatischer Wechsel. The form with -t- (from Proto-Germanic *-d-) was predominant in East Central German, that with -d- (from Proto-Germanic *-þ-) in Upper German. Incidentally, this situation explains the lengthened vowel in the standardized form (lengthening being blocked before -t- in Upper German, but not in Central German). Neither German form can be derived directly from gem-pro *knuttô, whence gmh knotze and en knot, though a relation is very likely. The senses “journeyman”, “person (of some quality)” are probably due, at least in part, to conflation with de gml genôte mate, companion, cognate of de Genosse. Alongside, there is a common tendency of referring to people, especially children, with words for thick, plump, or inflated objects (compare e.g. de Balg). Pronunciation de /ˈknoːtən/ [ˈknoːtən] [ˈknoːtn̩] de De-Knoten.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m Knötchen knot looping knot swelling de Austria interchange motorway junction de nautical knot unit of speed de graph theory vertex, node de obsolete pejorative craftsman; journeyman; farmhand de in compounds a person of some specified quality or practice; chiefly in de Furzknoten, but sometimes other colloquial formations Declension m Synonyms interchange de Dreieck; de Autobahndreieck; de Kreuz; de Autobahnkreuz in graph theory de Ecke Hyponyms de Autobahnknoten de Fruchtknoten de Gordischer Knoten de Haarknoten de Nervenknoten de Schuhbandknoten Derived terms de Knotenameise de knotig Related terms de Knotenpunkt de Knotenschrift Further reading de Units of measure