knobbel
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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