Where does “fiskekniv” come from?

fiskekniv (Danish) comes from Danish kniv, from Old Danish knif, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

fiskekniv (Danish): fish-knife

Definitions

  1. fish-knife

Ancestry of “fiskekniv”, step by step

fiskekniv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kniv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishknivknife
2Old Danishknif—
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

via Danish fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfiskfish; Pisces; Go Fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →