Where does “Knickstab” come from?
Knickstab (German) comes from German Knick, from German knicken, from Middle Low German knicken, from Proto-Germanic knikkoną — to fold, snap.
Knickstab (German): buckling bar
Ancestry of “Knickstab”, step by step
Knickstab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Knick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Knick | crease; A wall of shrubberies, dividing a rural... |
| 2 | German | knicken | to crease; to fold; to bend; to be creased; to be... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | knicken | to bend; to snap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knikkoną | to fold, snap |
via German stab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | stab | rod, staff, baton |
| 2 | Middle High German | stap | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stab | — |