Knoken

German Low German

Alternative forms

• (in some other dialects, including eastern Low Prussian) Knake
• (in some other dialects) Knaken

Etymology

From Middle Low German knōke, with a final -n added to mimic German Knochen.

Noun

Knoken m (plural Knoken)

1. An individual bone; a bone as an object rather than as a material.

See also

• Been

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)