Knobbed
/nɒbd/noun
Having one or more rounded lumps, projections, or protuberances.
Did you know?English *knob* is historically linked to a Germanic root meaning a rounded swelling or lump, and the adjective *knobbed* simply marks something as having that raised, tactile form.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*knub- / *knupp-
“A lump, swelling, or rounded protuberance”
Old English
OE
cnoppa
“A knob, button, or round swelling”
Middle English
ME
knobbe
“A knob or rounded lump”
16th Century
English
knob
“A rounded lump, protuberance, or ball-shaped object”
Modern English
English
knobbed
“Having knobs or rounded projections”