Where does “afknijpen” come from?

afknijpen (Dutch) comes from Dutch knijpen, from Middle Dutch knipen, from Old Dutch knīpen, from Proto-West Germanic knīpan, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

afknijpen (Dutch): to squeeze shut; to pinch off dried-out flowers;...

Definitions

  1. to squeeze shut; to pinch off dried-out flowers;...

Ancestry of “afknijpen”, step by step

afknijpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch knijpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknijpento pinch, to squeeze
2Middle Dutchknipen—
3Old Dutchknīpen—
4Proto-West Germanicknīpanto pinch
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “afknijpen”

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