Where does “knix” come from?

knix (Swedish) comes from German Knicks, from German knicken, from Middle Low German knicken, from Proto-Germanic knikkoną — to fold, snap.

knix (Swedish): quick curtsey

Definitions

  1. quick curtsey

Ancestry of “knix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnickscurtsey; plural of Knick; genitive singular of...
2Germanknickento crease; to fold; to bend; to be creased; to be...
3Middle Low Germanknickento bend; to snap
4Proto-Germanicknikkonąto fold, snap

Words derived from “knix”

Every word from Proto-Germanic knikkoną →Every word from Middle Low German knicken →Every word from German knicken →