Where does “Knackwurst” come from?
Knackwurst (German) comes from English knack, from English Knaack, from Dutch knaak, from Middle Low German knoke, from Old Dutch knuko, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō.
Knackwurst (German): knackwurst, knockwurst
Ancestry of “Knackwurst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | knack | A readiness in performance; aptness at doing... |
| 2 | English | Knaack | — |
| 3 | Dutch | knaak | A 2½ guilders coin; A large, valuable coin |
| 4 | Middle Low German | knoke | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | knuko | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *knokō | — |
Words derived from “Knackwurst”