Where does “knipetang” come from?

knipetang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål knipe, from Middle Low German knīpen, from Old Saxon knīpan, from Proto-West Germanic knīpan, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

knipetang (Norwegian Bokmål): nippers, pincers, pliers

Definitions

  1. nippers, pincers, pliers

Ancestry of “knipetang”, step by step

knipetang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål knipe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålknipeto pinch, squeeze, press
2Middle Low Germanknīpento squeeze
3Old Saxonknīpan—
4Proto-West Germanicknīpanto pinch
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

via Norwegian Bokmål tang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltangpliers, pincers; forceps; kelp, seaweed
2Old Norsetǫngsmith's tongs
3Proto-Germanictangōtongs
4Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic knīpan →