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
- a marble; various similarly shaped objects,...
Ancestry of “knikker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | knikken | to nod as in to express agreement |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knikkoną | to fold, snap |
Words derived from “knikker”