Where does “knipetong” come from?

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

knipetong (Norwegian Nynorsk): nippers, pincers, pliers

Definitions

  1. nippers, pincers, pliers

Ancestry of “knipetong”, step by step

knipetong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk knipe

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk tong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktongpliers, pincers
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 →