knobbe

See also: Knobbe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nobbe, knob

Etymology

From Middle Low German knobbe, probably via Old Saxon from a variant of Proto-Germanic *knappô (“knob, lump”), one of several kn- words related to *knuttô (“knot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɔb(ə)/

Noun

knobbe (plural knobbes)

1. knob (small protrusion)
2. lump, bump (larger protrusion)

Related terms

• knoble

Descendants

• English: knob, nob
• Yola: knapp

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “knob”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• “knobbe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.