Where does “knijf” come from?

knijf (Middle English) comes from Middle English knyf, from Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

knijf (Middle English): Alternative form of knyf

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of knyf

Ancestry of “knijf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishknyfA knife as a tool or instrument; the following...
2Old Englishcnīfknife
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →