Where does “knapp” come from?

knapp (Yola) comes from Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe — lump, knot; knob; knot in wood.

knapp (Yola): A button stuffed with cloth

Definitions

  1. A button stuffed with cloth

Ancestry of “knapp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishknobbeknob; lump, bump
2Middle Low Germanknobbelump, knot; knob; knot in wood
Every word from Middle Low German knobbe →Every word from Middle English knobbe →