Where does “knobkerry” come from?

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

knobkerry (English): A wooden stick like a club, used in southern...

Definitions

  1. A wooden stick like a club, used in southern...

Ancestry of “knobkerry”, step by step

knobkerry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch knop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknopa knob, roundish handle, ornament etc; a button,...
2Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

via Dutch kerrie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerriecurry powder; curry; curry sauce
2Tamilகறிcurry; thick sauce; meat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →