Where does “Rietknoop” come from?
Rietknoop (Plautdietsch) comes from Dutch knoop, from Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch knōp, from Proto-Germanic knaupaz.
Rietknoop (Plautdietsch): zipper
Definitions
- zipper
Ancestry of “Rietknoop”, step by step
Rietknoop 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 Plautdietsch rieten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | rieten | — |