Etymology

knitting

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Today it means: The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material. Full definition →

Middle English knyttynge
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromknyttynge
  2. English todayknitting

From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.

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