Where does “urtekniv” come from?

urtekniv (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-.

urtekniv (Danish): a small knife for use in the kitchen

Definitions

  1. a small knife for use in the kitchen

Ancestry of “urtekniv”, step by step

urtekniv 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 urt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishurtherb
2Old Norseurt—
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →