English
knottle
Knottle comes from Middle English knottil.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500knottil
- Englishtodayknottle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500knottil
- Englishtodayknottle
Formed from knot + -le
Proto-Germanic *knuttô ‘a knot’
Proto-West Germanic *knottō
Old English cnotta
Middle English knotte ‘knot, tie’
English knot
Every English word from Middle English knottil
Today it means
noun A knob.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English knottil / knottle