Where does “Knicks” come from?
Knicks (German) comes from German knicken, from Middle Low German knicken, from Proto-Germanic knikkoną — to fold, snap.
Knicks (German): curtsey; plural of Knick; genitive singular of...
Definitions
- curtsey; plural of Knick; genitive singular of...
Ancestry of “Knicks”, 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 |