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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/knicken

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
knicken
Friedrich Kluge2511837An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — knicken1891John Francis Davis

knicken, vb., ‘to crack,’ ModHG. only; from LG. knikken, ‘to burst, split, crack’; E. (dial.) to knick, ‘to crack.’