genebh-, genobh-

    genebh-, genobh-

    English meaning: a piece of wood

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Pflock, stick, abgeschnittenes Holzstũck”??

    Material: Only Germanic, hence probably barely IE origin. It concerns probably two different word groups: 1. Gmc. kamb-, kumb- “clot, chunk, clump, block, lump, cut-off piece of wood “. O.H.G. kembil “ chain block “, kamp “ a (wooden) fetter or shackle, for the feet “, O.N. kumbr “ block of wood “ with Gmc. -p-: M.H.G. kumpf “ truncated, chopped down, cut down, cut off, dull”, Eng. chump “ block of wood “ (anlaut from chop), Nor. dial. kump “clump”, Nor. Dan. kamp “ brow, edge of a hill or cliff “, O.N. kǫppusteinn, Dan. kampe-sten “ Rollstein “ etc. compare also under gem-. 2. Gmc. knab-, knabb-, knap-, knapp- (expressive gemination) “peg, plug, stick, penis, knave, boy”. With -b-: Ger. dial. knabe “peg, bolt “, O.H.G. knabo, Ger. Knabe “ boy “, O.E. cnafa ds., from which Eng. cnave “ knave “; O.N. knefill “ shaft, pole, picket, pole, stick”, O.H.G. knebil, M.H.G. knebel “ toggle, ankle “ (also “ rascal, villain, scoundrel “, as also Nor. knebel), M.L.G. knevel “ short, thick transom, toggle “ and “ twisted moustache point “ (Ger. “ small pointed beard “), Swe. dial. knavel “ thin shaft, pole”; with -bb-: Swe. dial. knabbe “tubers, clump”, also “ stocky fellow, bovine animal, bull “; knabb “peg, plug” (Nor. “ brow, edge of a hill or cliff “); with -p-: O.E. cnapo, O.S. knapo “young man, husband, servant”, Swe. dial. knape “peg, plug” and “knot”; with -pp-: Ger. dial. Knappe “foot of a bench “, O.H.G. knappo “ youngling, knave, boy”, Ger. Knappe, Swe. dial. knappe “peg, plug, block of wood “; sometimes are above forms of the derivatives from gn-ebh- “ to press together “ (above S. 370) barely to make a distinction; compare above (see 370) O.N. knappr etc.; O.E. cenep, O.Fris. kenep, O.N. kanpr “whisker, moustache” (Gmc. *kanipa-), wherefore probably M.L.G. kenneve “ neck block “, mnl. kanef-been “ maxilla, jaw, upper jawbone “ are probably contaminated somehow with ĝenu- “chin” (under S. 381 f.).

    References: WP. I 585 f., Martinet Gé mination 117 f., 196.