Etymograph

English

knobkierie

Knobkierie comes from Afrikaans knopkierie.

  1. Afrikaansmodernknopkierie
  2. Englishtodayknobkierie

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Afrikaansmodernknopkierie
  2. Englishtodayknobkierie

A compound of knop ‘knob’ + kierie ‘stick’

Today it means

noun A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Afrikaans knopkierie / knobkierie