Where does “knokkel” come from?

knokkel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cnokel, from Old Dutch knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic knukilaz, from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

knokkel (Dutch): finger-joint; knuckle

Definitions

  1. finger-joint; knuckle

Ancestry of “knokkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcnokel—
2Old Dutchknukil—
3Proto-Germanic*knukil—
4Proto-Germanicknukilazknuckle, small bone; knot, bump
5Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
7Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →