knobbel
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]knobbel m (plural knobbels, diminutive knobbeltje n)
- knob, knot, lump
- (figuratively) an aptitude for something
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “knobbel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute