"Knaack" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Knaacks [plural]
Etymology: North/Low German surname, from knaak (“bone”), from the noun Middle Low German knōke, from Old Saxon *knuko, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō. Compare the south German variant Knoch. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nds|-}} Low German, {{der|en|gml|knōke}} Middle Low German knōke, {{der|en|osx|*knuko}} Old Saxon *knuko, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*knokō}} Proto-West Germanic *knokō Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Knaack (plural Knaacks)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Knaack-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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