Etymology

Canute

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Today it means: A male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century. Full definition →

Middle English Canut ← Anglo-Norman *Canut ← Old Norse Knútr
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromKnútr
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived from*Canut
  3. Middle English · inherited fromCanut
  4. English todayCanute

Inherited from Middle English Canut, from Anglo-Norman *Canut, Kenut (compare Medieval Latin Canūtus), from Old Norse Knútr, possibly originally a byname meaning "knot".

Words from the same roots

Old NorseKnútr all →

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