Where does “knouf” come from?

knouf (Middle High German) comes from Old High German knouf, from Proto-Germanic knaupaz.

Ancestry of “knouf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanknouf
2Proto-Germanicknaupaz

Words derived from “knouf

Every word from Proto-Germanic knaupazEvery word from Old High German knouf
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