Where does “Glomsnickel” come from?

Glomsnickel (Low German) comes from Low German Gloms, from Kashubian glëmzda.

Glomsnickel (Low German): Königsberger; native or inhabitant of Königsberg

Definitions

  1. Königsberger; native or inhabitant of Königsberg

Ancestry of “Glomsnickel”, step by step

Glomsnickel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German Gloms

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanGlomsquark
2Kashubianglëmzda—

via Low German Nickel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanNickel—
Every word from Kashubian glëmzda →Every word from Low German Gloms →