Where does “Knolau” come from?

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

Knolau (German): garlic chive

Definitions

  1. garlic chive

Ancestry of “Knolau”, step by step

Knolau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Knoblauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnoblauchgarlic
2Middle High Germanknobelouch—
3Middle High Germanklobelouch—
4Old High Germanchlobalouh—

via German Schnittlauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnittlauchchive; chives
2Middle High Germansnitlouch—
Every word from Old High German chlobalouh →Every word from Middle High German klobelouch →Every word from Middle High German knobelouch →