Etymology

knop

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Today it means: A knob, usually ornamental Full definition →

Middle English knop ← Middle Dutch knoppe ← Proto-Germanic *knuppô
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*knuppô
  2. Middle Dutch · derived fromknoppe
  3. Middle English · inherited fromknop
  4. English todayknop

From Middle English knop, from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch knoppe, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô, *knuppaz, *knappô, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). Possible doublet of knave and knob.

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