Where does “knikker” come from?

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

knikker (Dutch): a marble; various similarly shaped objects,...

Definitions

  1. a marble; various similarly shaped objects,...

Ancestry of “knikker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknikkento nod as in to express agreement
2Proto-Germanicknikkonąto fold, snap

Words derived from “knikker”

Every word from Proto-Germanic knikkoną →Every word from Dutch knikken →