Where does “Knop” come from?

Knop (Polish) comes from German knōp, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic knuppô — knob; lump, clod.

Ancestry of “Knop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknōp—
2Old High Germanknopf—
3Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod
Every word from Proto-Germanic knuppô →Every word from Old High German knopf →Every word from German knōp →