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Where does “Knöllchen” come from?

Knöllchen (German) comes from German knolle, from Middle High German knolle, from Old High German chnollo, from Proto-Germanic knudan-.

Knöllchen (German): Diminutive of Knolle; parking ticket

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Knolle; parking ticket

Ancestry of “Knöllchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknolle—
2Middle High Germanknolle—
3Old High Germanchnollo—
4Proto-Germanicknudan-—

Words derived from “Knöllchen”

  • Knöllchenbakterium
Every word from Proto-Germanic knudan- →