An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/knistern
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knistern, vb., ‘to crackle,’ from MidHG. *knisten, on which the noun knistunge, f., ‘gnashing,’ is based; an onomnatopoetic formation.
knistern, vb., ‘to crackle,’ from MidHG. *knisten, on which the noun knistunge, f., ‘gnashing,’ is based; an onomnatopoetic formation.