Where does “microknoll” come from?

microknoll (English) comes from English Knoll, from Dutch knol, from Old English cnoll, from Proto-Germanic knudan-.

microknoll (English): A very small knoll

Definitions

  1. A very small knoll

Ancestry of “microknoll”, step by step

microknoll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Knoll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKnollA small mound or rounded hill
2Dutchknoltuber; bulge, protrusion; nag, inferior horse
3Old Englishcnollsummit
4Proto-Germanicknudan-

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Germanic knudan-
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