kniepen
German (Berlin)
/ˈkniːpən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (regional) to blink
Etymology
Derived from German Low German kniepen (squeeze, blink) derived from Middle Low German knīpen (squeeze).
Origin
Middle Low German
knīpen
Gloss
squeeze
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kneifen German
- verkneifen German
- zusammenkneifen German
- afknippen Dutch, Flemish
- bijknippen Dutch, Flemish
- kabelknippen Dutch, Flemish
- knipogen Dutch, Flemish
- knippen Dutch, Flemish
- knipsel Dutch, Flemish
- *knībaz Proto-Germanic
- knippen Middle Dutch
- knîp Middle High German
- Knäip Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- knīpen Middle Low German
- *knīpan Old Saxon
- kniepen German Low German