An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/knobeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
knobeln
Friedrich Kluge2511846An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — knobeln1891John Francis Davis

knobeln, vb., ‘to fillip,’ ModHG. only, allied to a widely diffused dial. form knöbel (UpG.), knöwel (MidG. and LG.), ‘joint,’ espec. of the fingers.