Where does “Kneipe” come from?
Kneipe (German) comes from German kneipen, from Middle Low German knīpen, from Old Saxon knīpan, from Proto-West Germanic knīpan, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.
Kneipe (German): pub, bar; a student’s cramped dwelling
Definitions
- pub, bar; a student’s cramped dwelling
Ancestry of “Kneipe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | kneipen | archaic or dialectal Northern form of kneifen; to... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | knīpen | to squeeze |
| 3 | Old Saxon | knīpan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | knīpan | to pinch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knīpaną | to pinch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneybʰ- | — |
Words derived from “Kneipe”