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Where does “knallen” come from?

knallen (German) comes from German knall, from Middle High German knellen.

knallen (German): to bang, to pop; to fuck

Definitions

  1. to bang, to pop; to fuck

Ancestry of “knallen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknallsingular imperative of knallen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanknellen—

Words derived from “knallen”

  • knalle
  • Knallfolie
  • abknallen
  • knall
  • verknallen
  • knallrot
  • knallhart
  • Knallbonbon
Every word from Middle High German knellen →