Where does “*hnīpan” come from?
*hnīpan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ-.
Ancestry of “*hnīpan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hnīpaną | to pinch, to squeeze |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kneybʰ- | — |