Where does “knoopsgat” come from?

knoopsgat (Dutch) comes from Dutch gat, from Middle Dutch gat, from Old Dutch gat, from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.

knoopsgat (Dutch): buttonhole

Definitions

  1. buttonhole

Ancestry of “knoopsgat”, step by step

knoopsgat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgatgap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port
2Middle Dutchgat—
3Old Dutchgat—
4Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

via Dutch knoop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknoopbutton; knot; node, joint
2Middle Dutchcnôopknot (tied in rope)
3Old Dutchknōp—
4Proto-Germanicknaupaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →