Where does “springkniv” come from?

springkniv (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-.

springkniv (Danish): switchblade

Definitions

  1. switchblade

Ancestry of “springkniv”, step by step

springkniv 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 springe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspringejump, leap, spring; run, spurt; burst, explode,...
2Old Danishspringæ—
3Old Norsespringa—
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →