knautschen

German

Etymology

Originally the same word as knutschen (“to kiss passionately”). Both forms are variants of East Central German and eastern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German of a more widespread verb (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German knutzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknaʊ̯tʃən/

Verb

1. to squeeze; to crumple

Derived terms

• Knautschzone
• zerknautschen