Where does “hnappaborð” come from?

hnappaborð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hnappur, from Old Norse hnappr, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

hnappaborð (Icelandic): keyboard

Definitions

  1. keyboard

Ancestry of “hnappaborð”, step by step

hnappaborð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hnappur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnappurbutton; key
2Old Norsehnapprbutton; bowl; trough; tray
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

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 gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →