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knit

/ˈnɪt/NIT
/ˈnɪt/NIT

Meaningtie or knot

Common meaning: make fabric by looping yarn

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcnyttan‘tie or knot’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishknitten‘tie or knit’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftstie or knot → make fabric by looping yarnknit‘make fabric by looping yarn’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English cnyttan ‘tie or knot’.

Roots

  • cnyttan Old English “tie or knot”

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