Where does “gnarled” come from?
Gnarled comes from English knurl, from Middle English -el, from Old English -el and -ol, from Proto-Indo-European -elo- and -lós, ultimately denoting a small rounded protuberance or knot.
gnarled (English): Knotty and misshapen; Made rough by age or hard...
Definitions
- Knotty and misshapen; Made rough by age or hard...
Ancestry of “gnarled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | knurled | simple past tense and past participle of knurl |
| 2 | English | knurl | A contorted knot in wood; A crossgrained... |
| 3 | Middle English | knarre | knot in wood; a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood |
| 4 | German | knarren | to creak |
Words derived from “gnarled”