Where does “knap” come from?
knap (Danish) comes from Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
knap (Danish): scant, scarce; brief, concise; hardly, scarcely
Definitions
- scant, scarce; brief, concise; hardly, scarcely
Ancestry of “knap”, step by step
knap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse knappr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | knappr | knob |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knappô | knob, lump; button |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gnebʰ- | to press, tighten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |
via Middle Low German knap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | knap | — |