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Etymology · Old English

cnotta

3 English words descend from Old English cnotta, most common first.

knotA looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
knottyOf string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.
KnuttonA village in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8346).