Where does “knepning” come from?

knepning (Danish) comes from Danish kneppe, from Old Norse kneppa, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

knepning (Danish): a fuck

Definitions

  1. a fuck

Ancestry of “knepning”, step by step

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →
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