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Where does “knagen” come from?

knagen (Danish) comes from Danish knage, from Danish knag — creak; dab, dab hand; imperative of knage.

knagen (Danish): creak; definite singular of knage; definite...

Definitions

  1. creak; definite singular of knage; definite...

Ancestry of “knagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishknageA peg; The spoke of a ship's wheel; To creak,...
2Danishknagcreak; dab, dab hand; imperative of knage
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