Knaack

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle Low German knōke ← Old Saxon *knuko ← Proto-West Germanic *knokō →
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Meanings

proper nounKnaack (plural Knaacks)

plural Knaacks

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*knokō
  2. Old Saxon*knuko
  3. Middle Low Germanknōke
  4. EnglishKnaack

North/Low German surname, from knaak (“bone”), from the noun Middle Low German knōke, from Old Saxon *knuko, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō. Compare the south German variant Knoch.

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APA

Knaack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knaack

MLA

“Knaack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knaack. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Knaack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knaack.

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