Where does “knettergek” come from?

knettergek (Dutch) comes from Dutch gek, from Middle Dutch geck — madman.

knettergek (Dutch): completely insane, stark raving mad

Definitions

  1. completely insane, stark raving mad

Ancestry of “knettergek”, step by step

knettergek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgekcrazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful
2Middle Dutchgeckmadman

via Dutch knetteren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknetterento crackle

Words derived from “knettergek”

Every word from Middle Dutch geck →Every word from Dutch gek →