An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Knollen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2519409An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KnollenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Knollen, masculine, ‘clod, bulb,’ from Middle High German knolle, masculine, ‘clod, lump’; Old High German *chnollo, masculine, is wanting. With the Middle High German meaning are connected Anglo-Saxon cnoll, masculine, English knoll; Dutch knol, ‘turnip.’