Where does “knop” come from?
knop (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Dutch knoop, from Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch knōp, from Proto-Germanic knaupaz.
knop (Norwegian Nynorsk): a knot
Ancestry of “knop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | knoop | button; knot; node, joint |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cnôop | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | knōp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knaupaz | — |