Where does “knivsæg” come from?

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

knivsæg (Danish): knife-edge the sharp part of the knifeblade

Definitions

  1. knife-edge the sharp part of the knifeblade

Ancestry of “knivsæg”, step by step

knivsæg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kniv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishknivknife
2Old Danishknif—
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

via Danish æg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishægegg; edge of a blade; imperative of ægge
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →