Where does “knokploeg” come from?
knokploeg (Dutch) comes from Dutch ploeg, from Middle Dutch ploech, from Old Dutch pluog, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
knokploeg (Dutch): a hit squad, fighting squad, goon squad
Definitions
- a hit squad, fighting squad, goon squad
Ancestry of “knokploeg”, step by step
knokploeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ploeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ploeg | team; crew; plough; coulter |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ploech | plough; team |
| 3 | Old Dutch | pluog | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | plōgaz | plough |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlowyos | rudder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plówyos | ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Dutch knokken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | knokken | to fight, to dust up; to hit, to beat |
| 2 | English | knock | An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | knokken | To pound; to beat down |
| 4 | Old English | cnocian | to knock; to knock on something; to hit, strike |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knukōną | To pound on; beat on; knock |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnew- | a bundle; knot; knot, bundle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |