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knop.

a knot (looping)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

a knot (looping)
common-gender
knot (speed unit)
common-gender · uncountable

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.

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