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Where does “karniffil” come from?

karniffil (Faroese) comes from German Karnöffel.

karniffil (Faroese): jack

Definitions

  1. jack

Ancestry of “karniffil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarnöffel—
Every word from German Karnöffel →