Where does “Knief” come from?

Knief (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German knîf, from Old Saxon knīf, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

Knief (German Low German): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “Knief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanknîf—
2Old Saxonknīf—
3Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
4Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →