Where does “knicken” come from?

knicken (German) comes from Middle Low German knicken, from Proto-Germanic knikkoną — to fold, snap.

knicken (German): to crease; to fold; to bend; to be creased; to be...

Definitions

  1. to crease; to fold; to bend; to be creased; to be...

Ancestry of “knicken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanknickento bend; to snap
2Proto-Germanicknikkonąto fold, snap

Words derived from “knicken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic knikkoną →