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Where does “knikken” come from?

knikken (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic knikkoną — to fold, snap.

knikken (Dutch): to nod as in to express agreement

Definitions

  1. to nod as in to express agreement

Ancestry of “knikken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknikkonąto fold, snap

Words derived from “knikken”

  • knicker
  • knickered
  • knickerless
  • knickerlessness
  • unknickered
  • beknickered
  • canica
  • canique
  • knikker
Every word from Proto-Germanic knikkoną →