knobbel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch knobbe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knappô (“button”), one of many kn- words related to *knuttô (“a knot”). Compare regional German Knubbel as well as Knopf (“button”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knɔbəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: knob‧bel
- Rhymes: -ɔbəl
Noun
knobbel m (plural knobbels, diminutive knobbeltje n)
Derived terms
- knobbeleend
- knobbelig
- knobbelmeerkoet
- knobbelzwaan
- talenknobbel
Further reading
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “knobbel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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