Where does “Knick” come from?
Knick (German) comes from German knicken, from Middle Low German knicken, from Proto-Germanic knikkoną — to fold, snap.
Knick (German): crease; A wall of shrubberies, dividing a rural...
Definitions
- crease; A wall of shrubberies, dividing a rural...
Ancestry of “Knick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | knicken | to crease; to fold; to bend; to be creased; to be... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | knicken | to bend; to snap |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knikkoną | to fold, snap |
Words derived from “Knick”