English
Knack
Knack comes from Bavarian genack ‘neck’.
- Bavarianmoderngenack‘neck’
- EnglishtodayKnack
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Bavarianmoderngenack‘neck’
- EnglishtodayKnack
The story
Also as a German surname, from Bavarian genack (‘neck’); see German Genick (‘nape of the neck’), English neck.
Every English word from Bavarian genack
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Bavarian genack / Knack