Where does “knífr” come from?

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

knífr (Old Norse): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “knífr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
2Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

Words derived from “knífr”

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