Where does “knuge” come from?

knuge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse knoka, from Proto-Germanic knukōną, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

knuge (Norwegian Bokmål): to press, squeeze, clench; to clasp, clutch,...

Definitions

  1. to press, squeeze, clench; to clasp, clutch,...

Ancestry of “knuge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseknokato knock; thump
2Proto-GermanicknukōnąTo pound on; beat on; knock
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
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