Where does “knicker” come from?

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

knicker (English): Of or relating to knickers; knickerbockers; A...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to knickers; knickerbockers; A...

Ancestry of “knicker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknikkera marble; various similarly shaped objects,...
2Dutchknikkento nod as in to express agreement
3Proto-Germanicknikkonąto fold, snap

Words derived from “knicker”

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