Meaning
To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gnod-der.? Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Indo-European *ǵnu-tonder.? Proto-Germanic *knuttô Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan Old English cnyttan Middle English knytten English knit Inherited from Middle English knytten, from Old English cnyttan, from Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną, from *knuttô + *-janą. Cognate with Low German knütten and Old Norse knýta (whence Danish knytte, Norwegian Nynorsk knyta). More at knot.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: