Where does “knoll” come from?

Knoll comes from Old English cnoll, from Proto-Germanic knudan-, meaning to push or strike.

knoll (English): A small mound or rounded hill

Definitions

  1. A small mound or rounded hill

Ancestry of “knoll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcnollsummit
2Proto-Germanicknudan-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic knudan- →Every word from Old English cnoll →