Where does “knäckning” come from?

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

knäckning (Swedish): cracking

Definitions

  1. cracking

Ancestry of “knäckning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäckato crack, to break, to snap; to crack; to work
2Proto-GermanicknukōnąTo pound on; beat on; knock
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukōną →