French nœud

← French knout (doublet)

← Old French neu (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *gned- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *gnod- (mention)

← Latin nōdus (inherited)

→ English noose (cognate)

→ Catalan nus (cognate)

→ French knout (doublet)

→ French supernœud (prefix)

→ Lombard nöd (cognate)

→ Occitan nos (cognate)