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