Where does “nijpen” come from?

nijpen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nipen, from Old Dutch nīpen, from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan, from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ-.

nijpen (Dutch): to pinch, squeeze

Definitions

  1. to pinch, squeeze

Ancestry of “nijpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnipento pinch, to squeeze
2Old Dutchnīpen—
3Proto-Germanic*hnīpan—
4Proto-Germanichnīpanąto pinch, to squeeze
5Proto-Indo-Europeankneybʰ-—

Words derived from “nijpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan →
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