Where does “lommekniv” come from?

lommekniv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kniv, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

lommekniv (Norwegian Bokmål): a pocket knife, penknife

Definitions

  1. a pocket knife, penknife

Ancestry of “lommekniv”, step by step

lommekniv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kniv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålknivknife
2Old Norseknífrknife
3Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
4Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

via Norwegian Bokmål lomme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållommepocket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →