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Where does “rakhnífur” come from?

rakhnífur (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-.

rakhnífur (Icelandic): razor

Definitions

  1. razor

Ancestry of “rakhnífur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnífurknife
2Icelandicknífur—
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →