Where does “knall” come from?

knall (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German knall, from Middle High German knellen.

knall (Norwegian Nynorsk): bang, crack, detonation, explosion; !; great!...

Definitions

  1. bang, crack, detonation, explosion; !; great!...

Ancestry of “knall”, step by step

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

Words derived from “knall”

Every word from Middle High German knellen →Every word from German knall →