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

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “hnífur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hnífur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →