knoop.
button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
Meaning & usage
button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
knot (i.e. a loop of string or any other long flexible material which cannot be untied without pulling part of the string through the loops)
Ik zit in de knoop.
knot
knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour)
node, joint
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch *knōp, from Proto-Germanic *knaupaz, one of several kn- words related to *knuttô (“knot”). Cognate with German Knauf.
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