English
knowbie
From know + -bie, patterned after newbie, with know replacing new to suggest knowledge.
Formed from know + -bie
Proto-Germanic *knēaną ‘to know’
Proto-West Germanic *knāan ‘to recognise’
Old English cnāwan ‘to know’
Middle English knowen ‘to know’
English know
Today it means
noun An experienced Internet user.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / knowbie