Where does “knowe” come from?

knowe (Scots) comes from Old English cnoll, from Proto-Germanic knudan-.

knowe (Scots): knoll, hillock, hillside, field head

Definitions

  1. knoll, hillock, hillside, field head

Ancestry of “knowe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcnollsummit
2Proto-Germanicknudan-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic knudan- →Every word from Old English cnoll →