Where does “cnap” come from?

cnap (Irish) comes 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...

cnap (Irish): knob, lump

Definitions

  1. knob, lump

Ancestry of “cnap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcnap—
2Old Norseknapprknob
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “cnap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →