Where does “knep” come from?
knep (Middle English) comes from English knap, from Middle English knap, from Old English cnæp, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Ancestry of “knep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | knap | To shape a brittle material having conchoidal... |
| 2 | Middle English | knap | Alternative form of knappe |
| 3 | Old English | cnæp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knappô | knob, lump; button |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gnebʰ- | to press, tighten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |