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Where does “knop” come from?

knop (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

knop (Dutch): a knob, roundish handle, ornament etc; a button,...

Definitions

  1. a knob, roundish handle, ornament etc; a button,...

Ancestry of “knop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
3Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “knop”

  • knobkerry
  • muisknop
  • stemknop
  • lichtknop
  • deurknop
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