Where does “cnīfus” come from?

cnīfus (Latin) comes from Frankish knīb, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

cnīfus (Latin): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “cnīfus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishknībknife
2Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
3Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

Words derived from “cnīfus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →