knokel

Middle English

Alternative forms

knokelle, knokill, knokyl, knokylle

Etymology

From Old English cnucel, from Proto-West Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknukəl/

Noun

knokel (plural knokeles)

A knuckle or similar joint.
(rare) A fist (hand with fingers curled in)

Descendants

English: knuckle
Scots: knockle
Yola: noughel

References

“knokel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

knuckel

Etymology

From Old Saxon *knukil, from Proto-West Germanic *knukil.

Noun

knö̂kel

bone

Descendants

Dutch Low Saxon:
Twents: knökel
German Low German:
Altmärkisch: Knäöw'l

Westphalian:
Dortmunder: Knüakel

Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Knökel

Sauerländisch: Knüekel, Knöekel (Balve), Knǖkel (Niedersfeld), Knüökel (Attendorn), Kniäkel (Kirchhundem, Selbecke)
→ Danish: knogle

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