Where does “knop” come from?
knop (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch knoop, from Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch knōp, from Proto-Germanic knaupaz.
knop (Norwegian Bokmål): a knot
Ancestry of “knop”, step by step
knop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch knoop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | knoop | button; knot; node, joint |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cnôop | knot (tied in rope) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | knōp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knaupaz | — |
via Middle Low German knōp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | knōp | knot |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knappô | knob, lump; button |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gnebʰ- | to press, tighten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |