Where does “nok” come from?

nok (Czech) comes from German Nock, from Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke, from Proto-Germanic hnakka-.

nok (Czech): dumpling

Definitions

  1. dumpling

Ancestry of “nok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNockyardarm
2Dutchnokridge of a roof; cam
3Middle Dutchnocketip, point
4Proto-Germanichnakka-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hnakka- →Every word from Middle Dutch nocke →Every word from Dutch nok →