Where does “borðhnífur” come from?

borðhnífur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hnífur, from Icelandic knífur, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

borðhnífur (Icelandic): table knife

Definitions

  1. table knife

Ancestry of “borðhnífur”, step by step

borðhnífur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hnífur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnífurknife
2Icelandicknífurknife
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

via Icelandic borð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicborða table; a plank, board; board
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →