Where does “קנײַפּער” come from?
קנײַפּער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קנײַפּן, from Middle Low German knīpen, from Old Saxon knīpan, from Proto-West Germanic knīpan, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.
קנײַפּער (Yiddish): pliers; cockroach; stingy person
Definitions
- pliers; cockroach; stingy person
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