knobbe

See also: Knobbe

Middle English

Alternative forms

nobbe, knob

Etymology

From Middle Low German knobbe, probably via Old Saxon from a variant of Proto-Germanic *knappô (“knob, lump”), one of several kn- words related to *knuttô (“knot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknɔb(ə)/

Noun

knobbe (plural knobbes)

knob (small protrusion)
lump, bump (larger protrusion)

Related terms

knoble

Descendants

English: knob, nob
Yola: knapp

Further reading

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “knob”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
“knobbe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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