Where does “canique” come from?
canique (French) comes from Dutch knikker, from Dutch knikken, from Proto-Germanic knikkoną — to fold, snap.
canique (French): A playing marble; testicle
Definitions
- A playing marble; testicle
Ancestry of “canique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | knikker | a marble; various similarly shaped objects,... |
| 2 | Dutch | knikken | to nod as in to express agreement |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knikkoną | to fold, snap |
Words derived from “canique”