Where does “knopp” come from?

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

knopp (Swedish): a bud; a knob, a bulb, a ball, a stud, a rounded...

Definitions

  1. a bud; a knob, a bulb, a ball, a stud, a rounded...

Ancestry of “knopp”, step by step

knopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic knappô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
3Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

via Middle Dutch knoppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchknoppe—
2Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod

Words derived from “knopp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →