Where does “knekk” come from?

knekk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk knekke.

knekk (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk knekke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskknekke

via Swedish knäck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishknäckA traditional Swedish toffee prepared at...

Words derived from “knekk

Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk knekke