Where does “knivstikke” come from?

knivstikke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stikke, from Old Norse stakk, from Old Norse stinga, from Proto-Germanic stinganą, from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- — to stick.

knivstikke (Norwegian Bokmål): to stab

Definitions

  1. to stab

Ancestry of “knivstikke”, step by step

knivstikke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stikke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstikketo stick, prick, stab, pierce, cut, thrust, put,...
2Old Norsestakk—
3Old Norsestingato put, to stick
4Proto-Germanicstinganąto stick out; protrude; to sting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanste(n)gʰ-to stick

via Norwegian Bokmål kniv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålknivknife
2Old Norseknífrknife
3Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
4Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinganą →Every word from Old Norse stinga →