Etymology

knoll

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Today it means: A small mound or rounded hill. Full definition →

Middle English knol ← Old English cnoll ← Proto-Germanic *knudan-
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knoll · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*knudan-
  2. Old English · inherited fromcnoll“summit”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromknol
  4. English todayknoll

From Middle English knol, knolle, from Old English cnoll (“summit”), from Proto-Germanic *knudan-, *knudla-, *knulla- (“lump”), possibly related to cnotta. Related to Old Norse knollr (found only in names of places), Dutch knol (“tuber”), Swedish knöl (“tuber”), Danish knold (“hillock, clod, tuber”) and German Knolle (“bulb”).

knoll · noun, verb2

Imitative, or variant of knell.

knoll · verb3

Named after Knoll, a furniture fabrication shop, famous for its angular range of designer furniture.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishknol all →

Knowles

Old Englishcnoll all →

Knowlton

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