Where does “knop” come from?

knop (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch knoppe, from Proto-Germanic knuppô — knob; lump, clod.

knop (Middle English): A decorative or ornamental knob; Another...

Definitions

  1. A decorative or ornamental knob; Another...

Ancestry of “knop”, step by step

knop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch knoppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchknoppe—
2Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod

via Middle Low German knoppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanknoppe—

Words derived from “knop”

Every word from Proto-Germanic knuppô →Every word from Middle Dutch knoppe →