knar

Betekenis (Engels)

A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl.

Concepten

knoest

Synoniemen

burl

gnarl

knot

🪢

knur

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/nɑː(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: knarre

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *cnearra

Verwant aan Nederlands: knar

Verwant aan Duits: Knorren

Verwant aan Engels: knurl

In summary

From Middle English knarre (“a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood”), probably from Old English *cnearra, which could be related to cnotta.
Cognate with Dutch knar, knor (“gnarl, knot”), German Low German Knurre, Knur (“knot in wood”), German Knorren (“knot in wood”). Related also to English knurl and gnarl.