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 fastener

Definitions

  1. button fastener

Ancestry of “knopf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknopf—
2Old High Germanknopf—
3Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod

Words derived from “knopf”

Every word from Proto-Germanic knuppô →Every word from Old High German knopf →Every word from Middle High German knopf →