Masculine

Knäuel

Meaning

  1. (masculine,neuter,strong) ball of yarn
  2. (masculine,neuter,strong) tangle; mass of something entangled
  3. (masculine,neuter,strong) knawel (plant)

Concepts

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gnungele

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Hyphenated as
Knäu‧el
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈknɔʏ̯əl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German *kniuwel (attested in the form knüel), dissimilation of kliuwel, diminutive of kliuwe, from Old High German kliuwa. Cognate with English clew.

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