Knoll

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English

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Proper noun

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Knoll

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Knoll is the 3,697th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9,608 individuals. Knoll is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German knollo, from Proto-Germanic *knudan-, *knudla-, *knulla- (lump), possibly related to Old English cnotta.[1]

Cognate with German Knolle, English knoll, Dutch knol, Swedish knöl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Knoll f (plural Knollen)

  1. (botany) bulb
  2. (botany) tuber

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • Knoll” in Duden online