knobbe
Middle English
/ˈknɔb(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- knob (small protrusion)
- lump, bump (larger protrusion)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German knobbe (knot, lump, knot in wood, knob) derived from Proto-Germanic *knappô (knob, youth, boy, lump, button).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*knappô
Gloss
knob, youth, boy, lump, button
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Knobbe English
- doorknob English
- drawerknob English
- gearknob English
- knob English
- knobber English
- knobble English
- knobby English
- knobhead English
- knobheaded English
- knobless English
- knoblet English
- knoblike English
- knobology English
- knobstick English
- knobthorn English
- knobtwat English
- steering wheel spinner knob English
- Knubbel German
- knop Dutch, Flemish
- *gnebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *knappô Proto-Germanic
- cnapa Old English
- knoble Middle English
- hnappr Old Norse
- hneppr Old Norse
- knappr Old Norse
- kneppa Old Norse
- knobbe Middle Dutch
- knappo Old High German
- *knabō gmw-pro
- knobbe Middle Low German
- knōp Middle Low German