Where does “konop” come from?

konop (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Dutch knop, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

konop (North Moluccan Malay): a knob, roundish handle or similar

Definitions

  1. a knob, roundish handle or similar

Ancestry of “konop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknopa knob, roundish handle, ornament etc; a button,...
2Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
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