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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
knouf
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2
Proto-Germanic
knaupaz
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Words derived from “knouf”
Knauf
Schaltknauf
Türknauf
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