knettergek
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˌknɛ.tərˈɣɛk/
adj
Definitions
- (informal) completely insane, stark raving mad
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish knetteren (crackle) + Dutch, Flemish gek (crazy, a crazy person, crazy person, weird).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
gek
Gloss
crazy, a crazy person, crazy person, weird
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dorpsgek Dutch, Flemish
- gek Dutch, Flemish
- gekheid Dutch, Flemish
- gekhuis Dutch, Flemish
- gekkengetal Dutch, Flemish
- gekkenhuis Dutch, Flemish
- gekkie Dutch, Flemish
- gekkigheid Dutch, Flemish
- gekkin Dutch, Flemish
- gekscheren Dutch, Flemish
- gekte Dutch, Flemish
- knetteren Dutch, Flemish
- knotsgek Dutch, Flemish
- luchtvaartgek Dutch, Flemish
- modegek Dutch, Flemish
- stapelgek Dutch, Flemish
- geck Middle Dutch