An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/knüpfen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
knüpfen
Friedrich Kluge2511862An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — knüpfen1891John Francis Davis

knüpfen, vb., from the equiv. MidHG. knüpfen, OHG. knupfen, ‘to unite, tie, fasten together’ (Goth. *knuppjan is wanting); a nominal vb. from Knopf, which see; MidHG. knopf, ‘knot.’