Where does “Rutschknoop” come from?

Rutschknoop (Plautdietsch) comes from Dutch knoop, from Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch knōp, from Proto-Germanic knaupaz.

Rutschknoop (Plautdietsch): zipper

Definitions

  1. zipper

Ancestry of “Rutschknoop”, step by step

Rutschknoop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch knoop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknoopbutton; knot; node, joint
2Middle Dutchcnôopknot (tied in rope)
3Old Dutchknōp—
4Proto-Germanicknaupaz—

via German rutschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrutschento slide
2Middle High Germanrützen—
Every word from Proto-Germanic knaupaz →