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Where does “knoke” come from?
knoke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Dutch knuko, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō — joint.
Ancestry of “knoke”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
knuko
—
2
Proto-West Germanic
*knokō
joint
Words derived from “knoke”
knack
knickknack
knacky
knackwurst
knickknackery
knoke
knaak
Knaack
knick-knack
knackish
knackless
Knackwurst
cnec
knackiness
knick-knackery
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