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) knob (small protrusion) lump, bump (larger protrusion) ==== Related terms ==== knoble ==== Descendants ==== English: knob, nob Yola: knapp === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “knob”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “knobbe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.