Where does “kníratý” come from?

kníratý (Czech) comes from Volapük knir, from German knirschen, from Middle High German knirsen — gnashing.

kníratý (Czech): moustached

Definitions

  1. moustached

Ancestry of “kníratý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükknira cracking, crunching, grinding or gnashing sound
2Germanknirschento scrunch, to crunch; to gnash, to grind; to be...
3Middle High Germanknirsengnashing
Every word from Middle High German knirsen →Every word from German knirschen →Every word from Volapük knir →