Where does “kniepen” come from?

kniepen (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German knīpen, from Old Saxon knīpan, from Proto-West Germanic knīpan, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

kniepen (German Low German): to squeeze; to blink

Definitions

  1. to squeeze; to blink

Ancestry of “kniepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanknīpento squeeze
2Old Saxonknīpan—
3Proto-West Germanicknīpanto pinch
4Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

Words derived from “kniepen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic knīpan →