Etymology of the French word knout
the French word
knoutderived from the Russian word
knutderived from the Old Russian word
knutŭderived from the Old Norse word
knutrderived from the Old Norse word
knútrDate
The earliest known usage of knout in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
knouterDerivations in other languages
English
knoutCognates
Dutch
knoet, English
knout, German
Knute, Norwegian
knutt, Swedish
knut
