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

  1. A playing marble; testicle

Ancestry of “canique”, step by step

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

Words derived from “canique”

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