knitwear

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noun

knitted garments

OriginEnglish wear ← Middle English weren ← Old English werian →
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Meanings

nounknitwear (usually uncountable, plural knitwears)

plural knitwears

  1. uncountableusuallyknitted garments

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gnod-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵnu-tonder.?
  4. Proto-Germanic*knuttô
  5. Proto-Germanic*knuttijaną
  6. Proto-West Germanic*knuttijan
  7. Old Englishcnyttan
  8. Middle Englishknytten
  9. Englishknit
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
  12. Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
  13. Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
  14. Old Englishwerian
  15. Middle Englishweren
  16. Englishwear
  17. Englishknitwear

From knit + -wear.

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Translations

Bulgarian трикотаж
  • трикотаж (trikotaž)knitted garments
Chinese Mandarin 針織品 /针织品
  • 針織品 /针织品 (zhēnzhīpǐn)knitted garments
Finnish neule
  • neuleknitted garments
French tricot
  • tricotknitted garments
German Strickwaren
  • Strickwarenknitted garments
Irish éadaí cniotáilte
  • éadaí cniotáilteknitted garments
Japanese ニットウェア, 編み物
  • ニットウェア (nittowea)knitted garments
  • 編み物 (amimono)knitted garments
Latvian trikotāža
  • trikotāžaknitted garments
Persian تریکو
  • تریکو (triko)knitted garments
Portuguese malha
  • malhaknitted garments
Russian трикота́ж, трикота́жные изде́лия
  • трикота́ж (trikotáž)knitted garments
  • трикота́жные изде́лия (trikotážnyje izdélija)knitted garments
Cite this entry
APA

knitwear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knitwear

MLA

“knitwear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knitwear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knitwear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knitwear.

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