Where does “marking knife” come from?
marking knife (English) comes from English knife, from Middle English knyf, from Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.
marking knife (English): A woodworking knife used for accurately marking workpieces prior to sawing or chiselling
Definitions
- A woodworking knife used for accurately marking workpieces prior to sawing or chiselling
Ancestry of “marking knife”, step by step
marking knife traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knife
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knife | A utensil or a tool designed for cutting,... |
| 2 | Middle English | knyf | A knife as a tool or instrument; the following... |
| 3 | Old English | cnīf | knife |
| 4 | Old Norse | knífr | knife |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knībaz | pincers; shears; knife |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | knīpaną | to pinch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneybʰ- | — |
via English marking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marking | present participle of mark; The action of the... |
| 2 | Old English | mearcung | a marking; a marking out, description; an... |
| 3 | Old English | mearcian | to mark |
| 4 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |