Where does “cnaipeadóir” come from?

cnaipeadóir (Irish) comes from Irish cnaipe, from Middle Irish cnap, from Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

cnaipeadóir (Irish): button-maker

Definitions

  1. button-maker

Ancestry of “cnaipeadóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcnaipebutton; bead; stud
2Middle Irishcnap—
3Old Norseknapprknob
4Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
6Proto-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 →
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