Where does “kneppa” come from?

kneppa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

kneppa (Old Norse): squeeze

Definitions

  1. squeeze

Ancestry of “kneppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
3Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “kneppa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →