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The title pretty much says it all.

  • Knopf — knob
  • Knie — knee

Are there more?

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    Viel Spaß beim Durchwühlen: http://wortsuche.com/starts-with-by-length/kn/ – Em1 Apr 30 '12 at 16:17
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    I am curious: Why this kind of special question? – 0x6d64 May 01 '12 at 08:05
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    @Ox6d64: "Why this question? Probably because it is a "curiousity." – Tom Au May 01 '12 at 13:52
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    @TomAu And tomorrow we ask for all words that begin in "pl", and the day after tomorrow ... No, seriously. I don't see any reason why that question is interesting. – Em1 May 01 '12 at 15:19

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Just one that I can spontaneously think of: Knoten — knot.

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Just another: kneten — to knead.

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  • knuckle – Knöchel (generally “ankle”, but colloquially this can be used in the same sense)

There are some other cognates whose meanings have diverged over time:

  • knave – Knabe
  • knight – Knecht
  • knife – Kniff
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    Adding words "whose meanings have diverged over time" confuses the issue. For instance, Knecht means, servant, basically the OPPOSITE of knight. I can get from Knave, a "naughty" boy to Knabe. And I'm now confused about knife and Kniff http://german.stackexchange.com/questions/4497/is-there-a-difference-between-messer-and-kniff – Tom Au Apr 30 '12 at 23:02
  • @TomAu: Merriam Webster: "a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior [...] from Old English cniht man-at-arms, boy, servant". Not much divergent -- rather enlightening about the deeper meaning, exactly what etymology should do. – Peter - Reinstate Monica Apr 11 '14 at 22:10
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  • Knolle — bulb/tuber
  • knüllen — to crumple

I don't believe it can be universally applied.

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