Where does “Knaack” come from?

Knaack (English) comes from Dutch knaak, from Middle Low German knoke, from Old Dutch knuko, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō — joint.

Ancestry of “Knaack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchknaakA 2½ guilders coin; A large, valuable coin
2Middle Low Germanknoke—
3Old Dutchknuko—
4Proto-West Germanic*knokōjoint

Words derived from “Knaack”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *knokō →Every word from Old Dutch knuko →Every word from Middle Low German knoke →
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