Where does “Knauf” come from?

Knauf (German) comes from Middle High German knouf, from Old High German knouf, from Proto-Germanic knaupaz.

Knauf (German): knob, doorknob, stud

Definitions

  1. knob, doorknob, stud

Ancestry of “Knauf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknouf—
2Old High Germanknouf—
3Proto-Germanicknaupaz—

Words derived from “Knauf”

Every word from Proto-Germanic knaupaz →Every word from Old High German knouf →Every word from Middle High German knouf →