Where does “knölaktig” come from?

knölaktig (Swedish) comes from Dutch knol, from Old English cnoll, from Proto-Germanic knudan-.

knölaktig (Swedish): boorish

Definitions

  1. boorish

Ancestry of “knölaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknoltuber; bulge, protrusion; nag, inferior horse
2Old Englishcnollsummit
3Proto-Germanicknudan-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic knudan- →