Where does “knappô” come from?

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

knappô (Proto-Germanic): knob, lump; button

Definitions

  1. knob, lump; button

Ancestry of “knappô”, step by step

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

Words derived from “knappô

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