Where does “Knollenorgan” come from?

Knollenorgan (English) comes from German Knollenorgan, from German Knolle, from Middle High German knolle, from Old High German chnollo, from Proto-Germanic knudan-.

Knollenorgan (English): A tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the...

Definitions

  1. A tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the...

Ancestry of “Knollenorgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnollenorgan—
2GermanKnollebulb; tuber
3Middle High Germanknolle—
4Old High Germanchnollo—
5Proto-Germanicknudan-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic knudan- →Every word from Old High German chnollo →Every word from Middle High German knolle →