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Where does “Knoll” come from?

Knoll (English) comes from Dutch knol, from Old English cnoll, from Proto-Germanic knudan-.

Ancestry of “Knoll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknoltuber; bulge, protrusion; nag, inferior horse
2Old Englishcnollsummit
3Proto-Germanicknudan-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic knudan- →