Knack
/næk/noun
A special skill or talent for doing something easily and well.
Did you know?The word 'knack' is believed to have roots in the old term for a clever trick or artifice, hinting at a connection to cunning and skill as forms of magic.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
knak
“A clever trick or artifice; a skillful feat.”
Old Norse
Old Norse
knaka
“To crack or strike.”
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
knakō
“To strike or hit.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*neḱ-
“To strike or cut.”
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
κνάσσειν (knassein)
“To break or crush.”