Where does “Knopf” come from?

Knopf (German) comes from Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic knuppô — knob; lump, clod.

Knopf (German): button; stud, knob, e.g. a doorknob

Definitions

  1. button; stud, knob, e.g. a doorknob

Ancestry of “Knopf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknopf—
2Old High Germanknopf—
3Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod
Every word from Proto-Germanic knuppô →Every word from Old High German knopf →Every word from Middle High German knopf →