Where does “Gnall” come from?

Gnall (Pennsylvania German) comes from Swedish gnälla — to whinge, to whine, to nag, to complain incessantly about minor issues.

Gnall (Pennsylvania German): clap; loud report; crack

Definitions

  1. clap; loud report; crack

Ancestry of “Gnall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgnällato whinge, to whine, to nag, to complain incessantly about minor issues

Words derived from “Gnall

Every word from Swedish gnälla