Where does “knobstick” come from?
knobstick (English) comes from English stick, from Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō — stick, pole.
knobstick (English): A stick with a rounded knob at the end; One who...
Definitions
- A stick with a rounded knob at the end; One who...
Ancestry of “knobstick”, step by step
knobstick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | stick | An elongated piece of wood or similar material,... |
| 2 | Middle English | stikke | twig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a... |
| 3 | Old English | sticca | stick |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stikkō | stick, pole |
via English knob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | knob | A rounded protuberance, especially one arising... |
| 2 | Middle English | knobbe | knob; lump, bump |
| 3 | Middle Low German | knobbe | lump, knot; knob; knot in wood |