Where does “knapphull” come from?

knapphull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hull, from Danish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

knapphull (Norwegian Bokmål): a buttonhole

Definitions

  1. a buttonhole

Ancestry of “knapphull”, step by step

knapphull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhulla hole; imperative of hulle
2Danishhulhole; gap; blank
3Old Norsehóla hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Norwegian Bokmål knapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålknappbutton
2Old Norseknapprknob
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “knapphull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →