Where does “Knäip” come from?

Knäip (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German knîp, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

Knäip (Luxembourgish): paring knife

Definitions

  1. paring knife

Ancestry of “Knäip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknîp—
2Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
3Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →