Where does “knölpåk” come from?

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

knölpåk (Swedish): a knotty stick with a thicker end used as a weapon; a cudgel, a shillelagh, a club

Definitions

  1. a knotty stick with a thicker end used as a weapon; a cudgel, a shillelagh, a club

Ancestry of “knölpåk”, step by step

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