Where does “brauðhnífur” come from?

brauðhnífur (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-.

brauðhnífur (Icelandic): bread knife

Definitions

  1. bread knife

Ancestry of “brauðhnífur”, step by step

brauðhnífur 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 brauð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrauðbread; a loaf of bread; a living
2Old Norsebrauðbread
3Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →