Where does “knacker” come from?

knacker (German) comes from German knacken, from Middle High German knacken.

knacker (German): cracker

Definitions

  1. cracker

Ancestry of “knacker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknackento make a cracking sound
2Middle High Germanknacken—

Words derived from “knacker”

Every word from Middle High German knacken →Every word from German knacken →