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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Knust.
Proper noun
Knust (plural Knusts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knust is the 34073rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 667 individuals. Knust is most common among White (97.15%) individuals.
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German Knuust, from Middle Low German knūst. Compare Dutch knoest and knuist.
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”) and its synonymous derivative *ǵn̥h₂dʰ(h₁)-. Then cognate with Latvian zods (“chin, sharp edge”), Lithuanian žándas (“cheek”) and Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw, point, edge”).[1] The same etymology should apply to the dialectal variants Knaus, Kniestchen Knietzchen, Knuß, Knützchen, Knuz. Further variants such as Knapp, Knäppchen, Knippche, Knuf are close-by (labial instead of dental enlargement, such as in Knopf).
Pronunciation
Noun
Knust m (strong, genitive Knustes, plural Knuste, diminutive Knüstchen n)
- (regional, Northern Germany) heel of bread
- Synonyms: Abschnitt, Endstück, Kanten
- Synonyms: (Baden-Württemberg, Swabia) Eck, Eckle, Endle, Giggale, Giggl, Gnäusle, Käntl, Knaus, Kneidel, Knörzle, Rände, Ränkel, Ranka, Riebel, Roiftle, Storzl
- Synonyms: (Baden-Württemberg, Baden) Ärschle, Awendel, Chnüssli, Gnaisle, Gniesle, Gnuscht, Knecks, Knäusli, Kneisl, Kniesli, Knissl, Knörbl, Knork, Knorst, Oschnitt, Ranfte, Reifdle, Riebele
- Synonyms: (Bavaria) Ranft, Scherzl, Sterzl
- Synonyms: (Berlin and Brandenburg) Gombel, Gompel, Knippche
- Synonyms: (Frankonia) Baggerla, Gnärzla, Kipf, Knätzla, Köbbla, Küppel, Rankerl, Riefdla, Rendala, Stazzla
- Synonyms: (Hesse) Knärzje, Knärtzsche, Knorz, Knorze, Knistchen, Knüstchen, Krüstchen
- Synonyms: (Lower Saxony) Kniestchen, Knuf, Knuuß, Knuust, Knuz, Tippchen
- Synonyms: (Lower Rhine) Knetchen, Knute, Knützchen, Knützje, Köschken, Kösken
- Synonyms: (Rhineland) Kante, Knapp, Knäppchen, Knippchen, Koosch, Kööschje, Krüppchen, Kruste, Kürchen
- Synonyms: (Rhineland-Palatinate) Boppes, Karscht, Knärz, Knaus, Knieschen, Kneppel, Kruscht, Kurscht, Korscht, Schäbbelsche
- Synonyms: (Ruhr area) Knorke, Knorpe, Knüppchen, Knut, Utzelkäpp
- Synonyms: (Saarland) Bäätsch, Kniesje, Koscht
- Synonyms: (Saxony) Ärschl, Ramftl, Rändl, Ränftel, Randkandn, Rindl
- Synonym: (Saxony-Anhalt) Rungsen
- Synonyms: (Thuringia) Feeze, Fietze, Kopp, Köpple, Küppchen, Küppel, Renftchen
- Synonyms: (Westphalia) Kläppchen, Knabbel, Knäbberchen, Knäppche, Knäppken, Knietzchen, Knüpp, Macke, Mäckchen, Tipp[2]
2014, Kirsten Döbler, Im Licht der Weißen Nacht: St. Petersburg-Geschichten, neobooks, →ISBN:Als sie das Wachstuch auf dem Küchentisch abgewischt hatte, schnitt sie sich einige Speckscheiben ab und legte sie auf den Knust Brot, den die Mutter am Abend übrig gelassen hatte.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Knust” in Duden online
- “Knust” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache