{"id":24022,"date":"2025-05-08T12:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24022"},"modified":"2025-05-08T12:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:11:41","slug":"knotted-knitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24022","title":{"rendered":"Knotted Knitting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do the words <strong>knot<\/strong> and <strong>knit<\/strong> have to do with <strong>King Canute<\/strong>, and how do they connect to <strong>Bluetooth<\/strong>? Let&#8217;s find out.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mag3737\/51521296893\/in\/photolist-2muL7Ai-4ovkPP-4MsKso-fzWJEt-58ctbc-5bwY2-fzE6Ne-2aj38de-fzUpgJ-fzE5NR-ayv5cg-2qcrpgW-fzUobj-QhTAsH-fzE5it-omaYui-6UxpbV-6qY9Bs-9hN5yZ-2o6t38D-VjdvBf-5qj2rb-5TG9pq-2mnTK9M-YsGp2o-2jFfHaw-fzUoP1-5U7yAb-8iXjFP-25Dcg7Y-5nrSm1-dPPAu-8Tv6RH-74KtLM-5ASaMs-2iZZGof-xDiUi-2muQfW1-5qj3ou-wYcxuQ-6niigd-aEvPr-24V7Dya-5ktY9p-6pJkek-6zKu8-gX5JkQ-QJXJi7-2mUZopt-2E4fhT\" title=\"Knot finished yet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51521296893_8070ef4f3c_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" alt=\"Knot finished yet\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>knot<\/strong> [n\u0252t, n\u0251t] is:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>a 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<\/li>\n<li>A tangled clump of hair or similar.<\/li>\n<li>The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree&#8217;s trunk.<\/li>\n<li>A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>(other meanings are available)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>knotte<\/em> [\u02c8kn\u0254t(\u0259)] (knot, tie, binding, link), from Old English <em>cnotta<\/em> [\u02c8knot.t\u0251] (knot), from Proto-West Germanic <em>*knott\u014d<\/em>, from Proto-Germanic <em>*knutt\u00f4<\/em> (knot), probably from Proto-Indo-European <em>*gnod-<\/em> (to bind) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/knot\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots in other languages include <strong>knot<\/strong> [kn\u0254t] (knot, (hair) bun, skein) in Dutch, <strong>kn\u00fatur<\/strong> [\u02c8kn\u0289u\u02d0t\u028a\u0279] (knot, lump) in Faroese, <strong>knude<\/strong> [\u02c8knu\u02d0\u00f0\u0259] (knot, node) in Danish, <strong>knut<\/strong> [\u02c8kn\u0289\u02d0t] (knot, an exterior corner of a (wooden) building) in Swedish, and maybe <strong>knead<\/strong> and <strong>node<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/knutt%C3%B4\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>knit<\/strong> comes from the same roots, via Middle English <em>knytten<\/em> [\u02c8knit\u0259n] (to wrap, secure, join, unite, fix, repair), from Old English <em>cnyttan<\/em> [\u02c8knyt.t\u0251n] (to tie, bind, knot, knit), from Proto-West Germanic <em>*knuttijan<\/em> (to bind, tie, knit), from Proto-Germanic <em>*knuttijan\u0105<\/em> (to bind\/tie into a knot), from <em>*knutt\u00f4<\/em> (knot) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/knit#English\">source<\/a>].  <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mjjlivepics\/14984053615\/in\/photolist-oQ6c6Z-7E4x2c-2ofzkye-2qqTPv9-2oR6G6b-28jzMo5-2iMTyin-2cRJ2EC-pXbPof-xWNuUJ-GnHwha-G3waCK-2jYRd3y-2mNVchC-2puroyK-2hB124N-7NkHZL-G1gQUn-22hkz1N-2hr9MaY-2pbMZGb-2mQxH9s-pbMZFV-2mFD56J-pyzzPx-2g99WGk-2hNSA6R-oXgFog-2noLd1k-GNWEg9-2jG9ZUR-fiUJKn-dTdcFz-3qdK86-2mQzLCd-tTVeML-2oEhNTY-xN47n7-2mMsj8j-brGrrD-2nodASw-Fd2Usa-2oE5uPu-2oCpZn4-Rs1GB6-2micFCv-8UHXyV-DWAFdL-2oEfoQY-2nZTrUc\" title=\"King Canute\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3866\/14984053615_d5548b360d_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"King Canute\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Canute<\/strong>, a.k.a. Canute the Great, Cnut or Knut, was King of England (from 1016), King of Denmark (from 1018) and King of Norway (from 1028) until his death in 1035. His name comes from Middle English <em>Canut<\/em>, from Anglo-Norman <em>*Canut, Kenut<\/em>, from Old Norse <em>Kn\u00fatr<\/em>, from <em>kn\u00fatr<\/em> (knot, hump), from Proto-Germanic <em>*knutt\u00f4<\/em> (knot) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cnut\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mysteryplanet\/32790845585\/in\/photolist-RXBDYD-bDejW-6pV28Q-4ufYja-6hS6pf-6VkgE-di9YcS-6AhNne-2nMeQA3-bATa5T-6x2ixC-a8soP-2v3NgB-a1esST-6P5Gfm-aB7V-2nMeU8t-5AzhEw-7C8NeB-4EnKkJ-747bQD-4NXD8H-5CZCiy-6hcPA-7CPKzN-2jVa4he-cVrYk9-K5tcq-2k4Rdhu-tgQoTc-2nUEupi-rb5c17-993wHm-rb5bYU-rb5c1h-rb5c1s-rswMLe-2qQ8gjF-nzaFHJ-iFWZvP-2mFNcUs-oQu5Pf-aMimND-7VyyKg-6HuCnw-7VyyMx-7LWC3-ahqw77-65jEJN-2jC4MLh\" title=\"Bluetooth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2104\/32790845585_d77f0abfa4_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"441\" alt=\"Bluetooth\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>How does this all connect to <strong>Bluetooth<\/strong>? Well, King Canute was the son of <strong>Sweyn Forkbeard<\/strong> (<em>Sveinn Haraldsson tj\u00faguskegg<\/em>), who was King of Denmark from 986-1014, and grandson of <strong>Harald &#8220;Bluetooth&#8221; Gormsson<\/strong> (<em>Haraldr Bl\u00e1t\u01ebnn Gormsson<\/em>), who was King of Denmark from c. 958-986 and King of Norway from c. 970-985\/986. The Bluetooth wireless technology is named after Harald Bluetooth as it unites devices like Harald united the tribes of Denmark into a single kingdom. The Bluetooth logo is made up of the Younger Futhark runes for his initials \u16bc (H) and \u16d2 (B) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harald_Bluetooth\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do the words knot and knit have to do with King Canute, and how do they connect to Bluetooth? Let&#8217;s find out. A knot [n\u0252t, n\u0251t] is: a 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,100,102,104,107,108,10,26,33,36,44,45,202,67,69,78],"tags":[407,404,406,158,403,402,405,138,281,163],"class_list":["post-24022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anglo-norman","category-danish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-faroese","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-old-norse","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-proto-west-germanic","category-swedish","category-technology","category-words-and-phrases","tag-bluetooth","tag-canute","tag-cnut","tag-etymology","tag-knit","tag-knot","tag-knut","tag-language","tag-omniglot","tag-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24022"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24030,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24022\/revisions\/24030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}