Where does “knopel” come from?

knopel (Indonesian) comes from Dutch knuppel — a blunt instrument used to bludgeon someone with, such as a club or a cudgel.

knopel (Indonesian): baton

Definitions

  1. baton

Ancestry of “knopel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknuppela blunt instrument used to bludgeon someone with, such as a club or a cudgel
Every word from Dutch knuppel