An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Knöchel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Knöchel
Friedrich Kluge2511848An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Knöchel1891John Francis Davis

Knöchel, m., from the equiv. MidHG. knöchel, knüchel,. m., ‘knuckle’; dimin. of Knochen, MidHG. knoche; AS. cnucel, MidE. knokil, E. knuckle, and the equiv. Du. knokkel.