Where does “canivet” come from?

canivet (Old French) comes from Latin cnīfittus, from Latin cnīfus, from Frankish knīb, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

canivet (Old French): little knife

Definitions

  1. little knife

Ancestry of “canivet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincnīfittus—
2Latincnīfusknife
3Frankishknībknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

Words derived from “canivet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →