Where does “noppe” come from?

noppe (Middle English) comes from Dutch noppe, from Old Dutch noppo, from Proto-Germanic hnuppô, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “noppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoppe—
2Old Dutchnoppo—
3Proto-Germanichnuppôa tuft or flock of wool; a knot in a cloth or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “noppe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuppô →