Where does “hneppa” come from?

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

hneppa (Icelandic): to button

Definitions

  1. to button

Ancestry of “hneppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekneppasqueeze
2Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →