Where does “knoop” come from?

knoop (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch knōp, from Proto-Germanic knaupaz.

knoop (Dutch): button; knot; node, joint

Definitions

  1. button; knot; node, joint

Ancestry of “knoop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcnôopknot (tied in rope)
2Old Dutchknōp—
3Proto-Germanicknaupaz—

Words derived from “knoop”

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