Where does “knyf” come from?

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

knyf (Middle English): A knife as a tool or instrument; the following...

Definitions

  1. A knife as a tool or instrument; the following...

Ancestry of “knyf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcnīfknife
2Old Norseknífrknife
3Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
4Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

Words derived from “knyf”

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