Where does “kökuhnífur” come from?

kökuhnífur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hnífur, from Icelandic knífur, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

kökuhnífur (Icelandic): cake slice

Definitions

  1. cake slice

Ancestry of “kökuhnífur”, step by step

kökuhnífur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hnífur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnífurknife
2Icelandicknífurknife
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

via Icelandic kaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickakaa cake; a cookie
2Old Norsekakacake
3Proto-Germanickakǭcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →