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Where does “Knoblauch” come from?

Knoblauch (German) comes from Middle High German knobelouch, from Middle High German klobelouch, from Old High German chlobalouh.

Knoblauch (German): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “Knoblauch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknobelouch—
2Middle High Germanklobelouch—
3Old High Germanchlobalouh—

Words derived from “Knoblauch”

  • Knoblauchbrot
  • Knoblauchbutter
  • Knoblauchzehe
  • kobołk
Every word from Old High German chlobalouh →