Where does “knobbeleend” come from?

knobbeleend (Dutch) comes from Dutch eend, from Middle Dutch ent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic anadz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

knobbeleend (Dutch): knob-billed duck

Definitions

  1. knob-billed duck

Ancestry of “knobbeleend”, step by step

knobbeleend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheendduck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding...
2Middle Dutchent—
3Old Dutchened—
4Proto-Germanicanadzduck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck

via Dutch knobbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknobbelknob, knot, lump; an aptitude for something
2Middle Dutchknobbe—
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
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