Where does “knoppi” come from?
knoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish knoppologia, from Swedish knappologi, from Swedish knapp, from Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
knoppi (Finnish): trivia, triviality, detail
Definitions
- trivia, triviality, detail
Ancestry of “knoppi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | knoppologia | trivia; Partitive singular form of knoppologi |
| 2 | Swedish | knappologi | an exaggerated and pointlessly pedantic... |
| 3 | Swedish | knapp | scarce, not much of something; somewhat less... |
| 4 | Old Norse | knappr | knob |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knappô | knob, lump; button |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnebʰ- | to press, tighten |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |