Chnode

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German knoto (“knot”), from Proto-Germanic *knuttô. Cognate with German Knoten, German knot, English knot, Icelandic hnútur.

Noun

Chnode m (Uri, anatomy)

1. ankle
2. joint

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 35.