Where does “cnoppa” come from?

cnoppa (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Ancestry of “cnoppa”, step by step

cnoppa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic knappô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
3Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

via Proto-Germanic knuppô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod

via Proto-Germanic knuppaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknuppazlump, clod

Words derived from “cnoppa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →