knob.
knot (nautical unit of speed)
Meaning & usage
knot (nautical unit of speed)
knot (some specific type of looping of a rope)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German knōp (“knot”), probably via Old Saxon from a variant of Proto-Germanic *knappô (“knob, lump”), one of several kn- words related to *knuttô (“knot”). Compare Dutch knoop and Swedish knop.
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