Where does “dúkahnífur” come from?

dúkahnífur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dúkur, from Old Norse dúkr, from Middle Low German dôk, from Old Saxon dōk, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

dúkahnífur (Icelandic): Stanley knife, utility knife

Definitions

  1. Stanley knife, utility knife

Ancestry of “dúkahnífur”, step by step

dúkahnífur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dúkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdúkurcloth, sheet
2Old Norsedúkrcloth
3Middle Low Germandôk—
4Old Saxondōk—
5Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
6Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

via Icelandic hnífur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnífurknife
2Icelandicknífurknife
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →