Where does “knyttneve” come from?

knyttneve (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk neve, from Old Norse hnefi.

knyttneve (Norwegian Nynorsk): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “knyttneve”, step by step

knyttneve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk neve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknevea fist
2Old Norsehnefi—

via Norwegian Nynorsk knytt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskknytt
Every word from Old Norse hnefi →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk neve →