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Where does “knicche” come from?

knicche (Middle English) comes from Old English ġecnyċċ, from Old English cnyċċan, from Proto-Germanic knukkijaną.

knicche (Middle English): bundle , bunch, sheaf

Definitions

  1. bundle , bunch, sheaf

Ancestry of “knicche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġecnyċċ—
2Old Englishcnyċċanto tie, bind together, connect
3Proto-Germanicknukkijaną—

Words derived from “knicche”

  • nitch
  • knitch
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