Where does “kniv” come from?

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

kniv (Danish): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “kniv”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kniv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →
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