Where does “knap” come from?

knap (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Ancestry of “knap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
3Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “knap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →