Masculine

Wichtel

Meaning

  1. A gnome, dwarf (small industrious creature, often looking like an old man)
  2. A secret Santa (person who gives one an anonymous gift)

Synonyms

Frequency

40k
Etymology

Wicht (“little creature, kobold”) + -el (“diminutive suffix”)

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