Where does “knīb” come from?

knīb (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

knīb (Frankish): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “knīb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
2Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

Words derived from “knīb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →
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