Where does “flugeknepperi” come from?

flugeknepperi (Danish) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fluge, from Old Norse fluga, from Proto-Germanic flugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flugeknepperi (Danish): overly obsess about (often insignificant) details

Definitions

  1. overly obsess about (often insignificant) details

Ancestry of “flugeknepperi”, step by step

flugeknepperi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fluge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflugea fly
2Old Norseflugafly
3Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Danish kneppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkneppeto fuck
2Old Norsekneppasqueeze
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

via Danish ri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishribaste, tack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fleuganą