Where does “knòpp” come from?

knòpp (Mòcheno) comes from Middle High German knappe, from Old High German knappo, from Proto-West Germanic knappō — boy.

knòpp (Mòcheno): miner

Definitions

  1. miner

Ancestry of “knòpp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknappe—
2Old High Germanknappolad
3Proto-West Germanicknappōboy
Every word from Proto-West Germanic knappō →Every word from Old High German knappo →Every word from Middle High German knappe →