Where does “knir” come from?

knir (Volapük) comes from German knirschen, from Middle High German knirsen — gnashing.

knir (Volapük): a cracking, crunching, grinding or gnashing sound

Definitions

  1. a cracking, crunching, grinding or gnashing sound

Ancestry of “knir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknirschento scrunch, to crunch; to gnash, to grind; to be...
2Middle High Germanknirsengnashing

Words derived from “knir”

Every word from Middle High German knirsen →Every word from German knirschen →