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Dutch
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Etymology 1
From knikken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative.
Noun
knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)
- a marble (toy)
- various similarly shaped objects, including:
- a billiards ball
- certain seeds
- (humorous) a head, especially a bald skull (typically in kale knikker)
- (by extension) a lump or stone
- (metonymically) (in the plural, absolutely used with definite article: de knikkers) The stakes of a game, deal etc.
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Etymology 2
Germanic: the root of knikken 'to nod' + -er
Noun
knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)
- A nodder
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