Etymograph

English

knappish

From knap (“to strike”) + -ish.

Formed from knap ‘to strike’ + -ish

Middle English knappe ‘strike’

Middle English knappen ‘to strike (something)’

English knap

Today it means

adj Peevish; snappish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / knappish