Where does “hobbykniv” come from?

hobbykniv (Danish) comes from Danish hobby, from English hobby, from English hobby-horse, from Middle English hoby, from Albanian hobe, from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

hobbykniv (Danish): a boxcutter, a utility knife

Definitions

  1. a boxcutter, a utility knife

Ancestry of “hobbykniv”, step by step

hobbykniv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hobby

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhobbyhobby activity
2EnglishhobbyAn activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare...
3Englishhobby-horseAlternative spelling of hobby horse
4Middle Englishhoby
5Albanianhobecatapult, sling
6Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
7Old Saxonhopon
8Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect

via Danish kniv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishknivknife
2Old Danishknif
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōnEvery word from Old Saxon hoponEvery word from Middle Low German hōpen