Where does “knöp” come from?

knöp (Polabian) comes from Middle Low German knōp, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

knöp (Polabian): button

Definitions

  1. button

Ancestry of “knöp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanknōpknot
2Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →
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