Where does “Chnopf” come from?

Chnopf (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic knuppô — knob; lump, clod.

Chnopf (Alemannic German): button

Definitions

  1. button

Ancestry of “Chnopf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknopf—
2Old High Germanknopf—
3Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod
Every word from Proto-Germanic knuppô →Every word from Old High German knopf →Every word from Middle High German knopf →