Where does “knäcka” come from?

knäcka (Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic knukōną, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

knäcka (Swedish): to crack, to break, to snap; to crack; to work

Definitions

  1. to crack, to break, to snap; to crack; to work

Ancestry of “knäcka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicknukōnąTo pound on; beat on; knock
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
3Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “knäcka”

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