Where does “knoffel” come from?

knoffel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch knoflook, from Middle Dutch knofloick, from Middle Dutch cloffloc.

knoffel (Afrikaans): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “knoffel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknoflookgarlic, "Allium sativum"
2Middle Dutchknofloick—
3Middle Dutchcloffloc—
Every word from Middle Dutch cloffloc →Every word from Middle Dutch knofloick →Every word from Dutch knoflook →