Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knitwear

/nˈɪtwˌɛɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
knitwear
IPA
/nˈɪtwˌɛɹ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

knitted garments

Uncountable

Etymology

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 Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English knitwear From knit + -wear.

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Questions

How do you pronounce knitwear?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɪtwˌɛɹ/.
What does knitwear mean?
knitted garments
Where does knitwear come from?
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 Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English knitwear From knit + -wear.

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