Where does “hnífur” come from?
hnífur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic knífur, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.
hnífur (Icelandic): knife
Ancestry of “hnífur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | knífur | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | knífr | knife |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knībaz | pincers; shears; knife |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knīpaną | to pinch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneybʰ- | — |
Words derived from “hnífur”