Where does “knekk” come from?

knekk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål knekke — to crack; snap; break; to subdue; to bend.

knekk (Norwegian Bokmål): a blow shock, disappointment, setback, damage, injury

Definitions

  1. a blow shock, disappointment, setback, damage, injury

Ancestry of “knekk”, step by step

knekk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål knekke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålknekketo crack; snap; break; to subdue; to bend

via Swedish knäck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishknäckA traditional Swedish toffee prepared at...

Words derived from “knekk

Every word from Norwegian Bokmål knekke