Where does “cnokel” come from?

cnokel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic knukilaz, from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Ancestry of “cnokel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchknukil—
2Proto-Germanic*knukil—
3Proto-Germanicknukilazknuckle, small bone; knot, bump
4Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “cnokel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →