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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

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
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