knop

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A knob, usually ornamental
2. A finial, or swelling termination
3. A tuft or overthickened bunch of looped or twisted yarn
4. A closed bud or bud-like, swelling protuberance of a plant, or the representation thereof in the decorative arts

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English knop, from Old English cnoppa, cnop, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô, *knuppaz, *knappô, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”).