Where does “steikarhnífur” come from?

steikarhnífur (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-.

steikarhnífur (Icelandic): steak knife

Definitions

  1. steak knife

Ancestry of “steikarhnífur”, step by step

steikarhnífur 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 steik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsteiksteak, roast
2Old Norsesteikroast
3Proto-Germanicstaikō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →